Dictators are treated with wariness and caution around the world, and sometimes they did and frankly I hate.
Although there is another view – where a dictatorial regime is preferable to anarchy, because in this case, compliance with any rules. In our review we will focus on little-known facts associated with dictators.
Loved Western music
Saddam Hussein. It turns out that Saddam Hussein loved Western music. Moreover, he used the Whitney Houston song “I Will Always Love You” for his campaign.
The master of all beasts on earth and fishes in the sea
IDI Amin. For anybody not a secret that dictators often like to assign a variety of titles.
For example, the official title of dictator IDI Amin of Uganda was “His Excellency President for Life, field Marshal al Hadji Doctor IDI Amin, Lord of all beasts on earth and fishes in the sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in particular, the holder of the order of the Victoria Cross, Military cross and medal For military merit”.
Man of the year
Adolf Hitler, Ayatollah Khomeini, Joseph Stalin. Merit dictators are recognized around the world. For example, Adolf Hitler, Ayatollah Khomeini and Joseph Stalin were named “Person of the year.
Lover Of Disneyland
Kim Jong Us. Kim Jong Us, was the eldest son of Kim Jong Il and heir of North Korean leader … until then, until he was caught trying to enter Japan with a fake passport to visit Disneyland. Since then, he fell into disgrace and was excluded from succession to the top post.
Undersized…
Joseph Stalin. Although Josef Stalin is often portrayed as “an impressive man”, he was actually quite undersized. President Truman even called him “a little squirt” after their first meeting.
The present President of Iraq
Symbolic keys from the city of Detroit. In 1980 Saddam Hussein received the symbolic keys to the city of Detroit. The gift was presented to the President of Iraq as thanks for his charitable work.
A descendant of the Shiite Imam
Champion leapfrog. In childhood the Iranian dictator Ayatollah Khomeini was a champion at the mess in his village. Born Ruhollah Khomeini in the family of priest-Shiite Mustafa Mousavi, who was a descendant of the Shiite Imam.
Started the civil war in Liberia
Charles Taylor. Before he started the civil war in Liberia, the dictator Charles Taylor was released from prison in Massachusetts. He was serving a sentence for a threat of seizure of the Liberian Consulate in the United States.
10-year-old girl from Michigan
Manuel Noriega. In 1988, Sarah York, a 10-year-old girl from Michigan, became good friends by correspondence with the dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega. Her family even went to visit the dictator in the year before the U.S. invasion of Panama.
Tattoos of Stalin and Lenin
The guards were forbidden to shoot the images. Prisoners in the Soviet Union often got a tattoo of Stalin and Lenin. The reason for this was not the love of the leaders. There were rumors that the guards were forbidden to shoot at the images of Soviet leaders.
A suicidal loser
Stalin’s Son. Stalin’s son tried to commit suicide, but survived. Subsequently, Stalin noted that “even he couldn’t get himself shot.”
The end of European fascism
Francisco Franco. The second world war put an end to European fascism. Francisco Franco still ruled Spain until 1975 and continued to sign the death sentences on all the time.
The Game “Scrabble”
Nicolae Ceausescu. In 1989 dictator of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu stated that the game “Scrabble” is too intellectual and banned it. In the USSR this game was called “Scrabble.”
A million bunkers
Enver Hoxha. During rule of dictator Enver Hoxha in Albania was built around 1 million bins. Today, many of them are used as shelters for the homeless.
Mockery of the corpses
Mussolini. After Mussolini and some other of his henchmen were executed, they were hung upside down on butcher hooks. Gawker mocked the corpses and threw stones at them.
The Vatican Embassy in Panama
Manuel Noriega. In 1989, when Manuel Noriega hid in the Vatican Embassy in Panama, the Americans had established around the Embassy dynamics, through which more than a week around the clock resounding loudly played rock music. After the atmosphere inside the Embassy became unbearable, Noriega surrendered.
$ 650 million in the stash
The cache inside the Palace of Saddam Hussein. In 2003 American troops found $ 650 million in a hiding place inside the Palace of Saddam Hussein. At the same time for a few hours before the start of the military campaign of the Central Bank of the country had exported more than a billion dollars.
The killer Valet Saddam
Uday Hussein. Saddam’s son Uday Hussein killed Saddam’s Valet with a butcher knife in front of hundreds of guests during a party on the occasion of his birthday. Another Valet, he bludgeoned to death with a cane with a heavy knob.
Advertising Nespresso
Omar al-Bashir. George Clooney spent most of their income from filming in advertising Nespresso, to Fund the launch of a spy satellite over Sudan. This satellite was used for control of the dictator Omar al-Bashir.
Castro sent congratulations to the Roosevelt
Fidel Castro. As a young boy, Fidel Castro sent President Roosevelt a letter of congratulations on the occasion of his re-election and asked him for $ 10. It literally sounded: “could you give me a green 10-dollar bill, because never I have not seen these and would love to have.”
A loyal friend and ally of the United States
Francisco Franco. Although the policy of Francisco Franco in many ways was similar to Hitler’s policies, he remained neutral during the Second world war. It even led to what Nixon called Franco “his faithful friend and ally of the United States.”
Stalin sent assassins to Tito
High relationship. It is known that Stalin sent several assassins to get rid of Yugoslav dictator Josip Broz Tito. After failed attempts to assassinate Tito sent Stalin a letter saying that he “stopped sending people to kill me, or I will send one person to kill you … and I won’t have to send a second”.
$ 2000 for a name
Blessing at gunpoint. Mussolini has offered almost $ 2000 every couple who will name their child after him. The blessing on the first marriage he received from his parents, threatening to shoot them (after 3 failed attempts).
Tortured and executed opponents
Augusto Pinochet. In 1973, the United States supported dictator Augusto Pinochet when he overthrew the democratically elected Salvador Allende in Chile. After this, Pinochet became known that he tortured and executed his opponents.
Baby, anniversary
Kim Jong-UN. Doctors artificially stimulated premature birth child of Kim Jong-UN. This was done that it came to light in 2012, the year of the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea.
