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A '''cult of personality''' refers to a situation in which the leader of a country, usually a [[dictator]], uses [[propaganda]] and [[media]] tools excessively to create a strongly positive image of himself, often with unquestioning praise. People who have created a cult of personality include [[Kim Jong Il]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], and [[Fidel Castro]].
A '''cult of personality''' refers to a situation in which the leader of a country uses [[propaganda]] and [[media]] tools excessively to create a strongly positive image of himself, often with unquestioning praise. People who have created a cult of personality include [[Kim Jong Il]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], and [[Fidel Castro]].
In [[the West]], there are examples of a personality cult being built around [[political]] leaders including [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Tony Blair]], and most recently [[Barack Obama]] among liberals and [[Donald Trump]] among conservatives.
In [[the West]], there are examples of a personality cult being built around [[political]] leaders including [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Tony Blair]], and most recently [[Barack Obama]] among liberals and [[Donald Trump]] among conservatives.