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A '''"friendly dictator"''' from the American point of view is one who is [[authoritarian]] but not [[totalitarian]]. | A '''"friendly dictator"''' from the American point of view is one who is [[authoritarian]] but not [[totalitarian]]. | ||
In the 1980s, friendly dictators included | In the 1980s, friendly dictators included | ||
| − | the [[Shah of Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref> | + | the [[Shah of Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]], [[President]] [[Saddam Hussein]] of [[Iraq]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 18:10, January 6, 2009
A "friendly dictator" from the American point of view is one who is authoritarian but not totalitarian. In the 1980s, friendly dictators included the Shah of Iran, President Somoza of Nicaragua, President Pinochet of Chile, President Saddam Hussein of Iraq and President Marcos of the Philippines.[1]