I am interested in seeing what political figures from the 20th Century people on ATS would have on their top ten list for the worst dictators of the
last Century. Mine would be the following:
1. Josef Stalin, Russia/USSR:
2. Mao Tse Tung, PRC;
3. Adolf Hitler, Germany;
4. Pol Pot, Cambodia;
5. Saddam Hussein, Iraq;
6. Kim, Jung-Il. Korea;
7. Idi Amin, Uganda;
8. Fidel Castro, Cuba;
9. Slobodan Milosovic, Yugoslavia/Serbia; and,
10. Pinochet, Chile
I know that there are a lot of worthy characters for the top ten list I have suggested, and not every one will agree with all of my choices, except
for maybe the first three or four. I just propose that every one post their top ten list to this thread to get an idea of where every one stands on
this subject.
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I'd have to agree with your list... I certainly agree that Josef Stalin was the worst one out of the group. THE MAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS
OF ANYWHERE FROM 20 To 80 MILLION PEOPLE!!!
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honestly, i think fidel doesn't belong on that list. he's a teddy bear compared to everyone else on that list...
which is saying something about how messed up those others are.
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I suprised that George W Bush isent on the list 
Actually, I think Mao should be in the #1 spot. I think more people died in the so called "Great Leap Forward" alone then in all of Stalin's rule.
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I'd put George W. Bush in between 4 and 5.
Just my take. Don't have to call someone a dictator for them to be one 
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Robert Mugabe is another man I'd like to see added to the list.
Benito Mussolini? Not sure, but why isn't Franco on the list?! He was worse than Castro.
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 Originally posted by Wally Conley
3. Adolf Hitler, Germany;
My take on the list.
Well, I'm thinking there should be more on the side of the Axis, but I just cannot figure out who.
Is Mao supposed to be higher than Stalin? Better ask the chinese and the russians, I don't know.
Just like infinite, I'm also not sure about Mussolini. Also about Castro and Pinochet. Slobodan definitely needs to be higher. Bush Jr, need not to
be on the list, besides it's the wrong century.
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I would add Doc Duvalier and Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti to the list. They used some particularly nasty techniques.
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It was only a matter of time until someone said that.
- Bush 43 isn't a dictator. He was elected and his term is about up.
- Most death totals that people try to stick him with aren't real totals and most aren't because of his decisions.
I agree with JSO .. his two additions should make the list - perhaps it should be the top dozen dictators, eh?
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I would place Lenin ,somewhere near the top. Stalin was his student, after all. A little "better" then the teacher , but not that much.
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