‘The Dictator’: Real-Life Tyrants Gone Wild

Sacha Baron Cohen may have created an outlandish spoof of a dictator, but we know that the dark humor is based on sad, scary realities.

We take a look at some dictators, that, despite their often humorous idiosyncrasies, are guilty of committing grave acts of violence and terror against their own people.

Top Image: Kim Jong Il - An entire tome could be dedicated to the pure insanity that was Kim Jong Il. But for the sake of giving other dictators some room to shine, here are just a handful of some of Kim’s crazier concepts:

Bottom Image: Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga ruled over what was once known as Zaire (today called the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for more than 30 years until he was overthrown in a rebellion.

During his decades in office, he ruled with brutality and made himself rich in the process. He was also paranoid about maintaining his status and nurtured a personality cult by placing his portrait anywhere and everywhere.

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