World Dictators

World Dictators

While the world gossiped about Gadaffi, we decided to recall the most bizarre and pretty crazy (in a sense) diaktatorah. Idi Amin (Uganda)     Himself became known as "The Conqueror of British Empire, to carry him on the throne should have been white citizens, destroyed two-thirds of his own army. In his first year in power, Amin had executed 9,000 troops, just as the victims of his repression of steel from 300,000 to 500,000 (from 19,000,000) of the citizens of Uganda, at least two thousand, he killed himself. At the end of 1972 Amin expelled from 40 to 80,000 Indians and Pakistanis after receiving the "message from God" in his sleep. In 1975, Amin awarded himself the rank of field marshal and awarded himself the Cross of Victory. Throughout the year, he periodically organized for the media around the world advertising the show, in which it was carried on a throne white residents of the capital Kampala, Uganda, after which they knelt and and gave the oath of allegiance. The following year he declared himself president for life. In 1977 he declared himself the winner of the British and arrogated to himself the title "Conqueror of the British Empire." While at the mention of Amin Uganda on the radio lists all of his titles. In addition, a highly predisposed to a variety of awards, so even lengthened his robe to put on it most of the British medals and other awards of the Second World War, bought up by collectors. One of the most absurd decisions Amin is his announcement-day war on the United States of America. The dictator of Uganda has declared war only to the next day to declare himself the winner.   Kim Jong Il (North Korea)   Spends 700 thousand dollars a year on cognac, 7000 Mercedes, 20,000 movies, while the country starves. North Korea personality cult of Kim Jong Il's portraits of the "Great Helmsman" decorate all the public institutions, and any criticism against him is punishable by imprisonment in a concentration camp. The country is in decline, and its president, allows himself to the most luxurious extravagance, pride and publicly declares its wine cellar, which houses 10,000 bottles of wines of the best varieties. Kim has a penchant for dishes such as lobster, caviar and the most expensive sushi, which he delivered directly from Japan by air, and during the meal enjoyed with silver chopsticks like a Chinese emperor. Spends annually on Hennessy about 700,000 dollars, the French brandy Cognac 700,000 dollars, while the average wage in the country is $ 90. Travels exclusively on their own train. Loves luxury cars. In addition to Mercedes, is a fan of products from companies such as Cadillac, Volkswagen, Toyota and Audi. Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov (Turkmenistan)     During his many years of rule had to do a lot. Renamed the months - in honor of a loved one, his mother ... He was planning to build a giant ice palace in the Kara Kum desert and the zoo were not typical of Turkmenistan animals like penguins. Banned opera and ballet as alien to Turkmen culture, as well as young people wearing long hair and beards. Instead, young people often encouraged to gnaw bones to strengthen teeth. Libraries in villages in Turkmenbashi was closed, citing the fact that ordinary Turkmen do not read books. Also prohibited were video games. In January 2006, Niyazov abolished pensions, all pension payments in the last two years demanded a return to the state. Were fired 15,000 health workers, including nurses, midwives, school doctors and orderlies and replaced with military conscripts. All the dogs were banished from the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat for a bad smell. Jean-Bedel Bokassa (Central African Republic)     Dictator, a sadist, a murderer, a cannibal. Was a ritual cannibal, eating the flesh of their enemies to make themselves stronger. After his overthrow of the French special forces, during a search of the Imperial Palace were found parts of human bodies in refrigerators. According to witnesses, which included numerous children Bokassa of his seventeen wives, the emperor loved to eat alone "sweet pork", which was prepared just for him. Being away from their refrigerators during a trip abroad, Bokassa, however, indulged in their culinary passions - his cook, drove to a bank with a specially pickled human flesh. After a visit to the Soviet Union said that he liked the Russian custom of friendly kiss, during which time he could try to Brezhnev's taste. In 1979, during the suppression of uprisings personally killed 150 people, many of whom were children. Think you can not be worse? Here you can! Pol Pot (Cambodia)   The most bloody and brutal dictator. Number one among the murderers and sadists. During the years of his rule has destroyed a third of Cambodia's population (about 3 million people). On the day of the overthrow of the old regime issued a decree on the abolition of money, and ordered to blow up a national bank. All those who tried to collect flown apart in the wind banknotes ordered to shoot on the spot. Announced the evacuation of all cities and villages. With disabilities who are unable to go, doused with gasoline and set on fire. Located in the cities were forbidden under pain of death. Intellectuals declared enemy number one and subjected to destruction of their polls. In this case, an intellectual is one who, who wore glasses. Sentenced to death for all teachers, scientists, writers, artists, engineers and doctors. During the first year of the completely destroyed the entire economy and all its political and social institutions. Developed a comprehensive set of prohibitions that apply to the whole population. It was forbidden to cry or some way to demonstrate more negative emotions, complain, laugh or enjoy anything, feel sorry for the weak and sick, will automatically be destroyed; read anything. For the slightest misdemeanor offenders to pronounce death. Executions were carried out as follows: before the push into the hole, struck the victims with a shovel or hoe hit in the neck and pushed down (to save bullets to shoot 'traitors to the revolution "was forbidden). When liquidation subject to too many people, they gathered in groups of several dozen people, enmeshed with steel wire, electric current from a generator installed on the dozer, and then pushed the lost consciousness of the people in the pit. Children linked to the chain and pushed all in a heap in the pit filled with water, where they are bound hand and foot and immediately sank. The corpses of criminals is a national treasure. They wrapped it in the marshy soil as fertilizer. Women declared property of the nation, completely abolished the institution of marriage. In carrying out "reforms" relied on the army, which consisted almost entirely of fanatics twelve - fifteen years. They are accustomed to killing a child, solder blend of palm moonshine with human blood.