Template:Dictator bio

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This template is for articles on persons who have taken a position of political power considered to be dictatorial; this includes those persons who - whether legally-elected or not - have either:

• Caused a creation of, or accepted from their legislatures, Enabling acts granting them exclusive power;
• Nationalized private industries and other services on a large scale;
• Disrupted the freedoms of their peoples, including control of thought, speech, religion, and movement;
• Caused large-scale imprisonment or death based on political or religious beliefs;

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