Dictator - List of Dictators in Modern Times

List of Dictators in Modern Times

This is an incomplete list of dictators in modern times.

Name Country In power Left power Ideology
Hoxha Enver Enver Hoxha Albania 1944 1985 Anti-revisionist Communism (Hoxhaism)
Ongania Juan Carlos Juan Carlos Onganía Argentina 1966 1970 Military dictatorship
Dollfuss Engelbert Engelbert Dollfuss Austria 1932 1934 Nationalism/Fascism
Lukashenko Alexander Alexander Lukashenko Belarus 1994 present Constitutional dictatorship
Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Brazil 1930 1945 Constitutional quasi-fascist dictatorship
Bolkiah Hassanal Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 1967 present Sultanate
Compaore Blaise Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso 1987 present Constitutional dictatorship
Pol Pot Pol Pot Cambodia 1975 1979 Military dictatorship
Bokassa Jean-Bédel Jean-Bédel Bokassa Central African Republic 1966 1979 Anti-communist military dictatorship
Bozizé François François Bozizé Central African Republic 2003 present Constitutional dictatorship
Habré Hissène Hissène Habré Chad 1982 1990 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Pinochet Augusto Augusto Pinochet Chile 1973 1990 Military dictatorship
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong China 1949 1976 Maoism
Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Colombia 1953 1957 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Nguesso Denis Sassou Denis Sassou Nguesso Congo 1979 1992 Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Batista Fulgencio Fulgencio Batista Cuba 1952 1959 Anti-communist military dictatorship
Castro Fidel Fidel Castro Cuba 1959 2008 Marxist-Leninist Communism
Gottwald Klement Klement Gottwald Czechoslovakia 1948 1953 Communism
Guelleh Ismaïl Omar Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Djibouti 1999 present
Trujillo Rafel Rafael Trujillo Dominican Republic 1930 1961 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Mubarak Hosni Hosni Mubarak Egypt 1981 2011 Constitutional dictatorship
Nguema Francisco Macias Francisco Macías Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1968 1979 Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea 1979 present Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Afewerki Isaias Isaias Afewerki Eritrea 1991 present

Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Mengistu Haile Mariam Mengistu Haile Mariam Ethiopia 1977 1991 Communist military dictatorship
Zenawi Meles Meles Zenawi Ethiopia 1991 2012 Constitutional dictatorship
Bainimarama Frank Frank Bainimarama Fiji 2006 present Military dictatorship
Petain Philippe Philippe Pétain France 1941 1945 Nationalist/Fascist Nazi puppet regime
Bongo Omar Omar Bongo Gabon 1967 2009 Constitutional dictatorship
Hitler Adolf Adolf Hitler Germany 1933 1945 Nazism
Metaxas Ioannis Ioannis Metaxas Greece 1936 1941 Nationalist/Fascist military dictatorship
Pavelic Ante Ante Pavelic Croatia 1940 1944 Fascist military dictatorship
Rios Montt Efrain Efraín Ríos Montt Guatemala 1982 1983 Military dictatorship
Duvalier Francois François Duvalier Haiti 1957 1971 Anti-communist constitutional dictatorship
Duvalier Jean Claude Jean Claude Duvalier Haiti 1971 1986 Anti-communist constitutional dictatorship
Horthy Miklos Miklós Horthy Hungary 1920 1944 Anti-communist/Fascist military dictatorship
Rákosi Matyas Mátyás Rákosi Hungary 1947 1956 Communism
Sukarno Sukarno Indonesia 1945 1967 Nasakom
Suharto Suharto Indonesia 1967 1998 Anti-communist Military dictatorship
Sukarnoputri Megawati Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia 2001 2004 Constitutional dictatorship
Hussein Saddam Saddam Hussein Iraq 1979 2003 Ba'athism
Mussolini Benito Benito Mussolini Italy 1922 1943 Fascist military dictatorship
Gaddafi Muammar Muammar Gaddafi Libya 1969 2011 Arab socialism/Pan-Africanism (Gaddafism)
Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia 1981 2003 Constitutional dictatorship
Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maldives 1978 2008 Constitutional dictatorship
Santa Anna Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Mexico 1833 1855 Military dictatorship
Diaz Porfirio Porfirio Díaz Mexico 1876 1911 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Shwe Than Than Shwe Myanmar 1992 2011 Military dictatorship
Somoza Garcia Anastasio Anastasio Somoza García Nicaragua 1936 1956 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Somoza Debayle Luis Luis Somoza Debayle Nicaragua 1956 1967 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung North Korea 1948 1994 Juche
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il North Korea 1994 2011 Juche
Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un North Korea 2011 present Juche
Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh North Vietnam 1954 1969 Communism
Quisling Vidkun Vidkun Quisling Norway 1940 1945 Nazi puppet regime
Khan Ayub Ayub Khan Pakistan 1958 1969 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Khan Yahya Yahya Khan Pakistan 1969 1971 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Pakistan 1978 1988 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Musharraf Pervez Pervez Musharraf Pakistan 1998 2008 Nationalist military dictatorship
Torrijos Omar Omar Torrijos Panama 1968 1981 Military dictatorship
Noriega Manuel Manuel Noriega Panama 1983 1989 Military dictatorship
Stroessner Alfredo Alfredo Stroessner Paraguay 1954 1989 Anti-communist Military dictatorship
Fujimori Alberto Alberto Fujimori Peru 1990 2000 Anti-communist constitutional dictatorship (Fujimorism)
Marcos Ferdinand Ferdinand Marcos Philippines 1972 1986 Constitutional dictatorship
Pilsudski Jozef Józef Pilsudski Poland 1926 1935 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Salazar Antonio de Oliveira António de Oliveira Salazar Portugal 1932 1968 Fascist/Anti-communist military dictatorship
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Republic of China 1927 1975 Chinese nationalism/Anti-communist military dictatorship
Ceaușescu Nicolae Nicolae Ceaușescu Romania 1965 1989 Communism
Sindikubwabo Théodore Théodore Sindikubwabo Rwanda 1994 1994 Nationalist military dictatorship
Kagame Paul Paul Kagame Rwanda 1994 present Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2005 present Islamic monarchy
Tiso Jozef Jozef Tiso Slovakia 1938 1945 Nazi puppet regime
Bashir Omar Omar al-Bashir Sudan 1989 present Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Assad Hafez Hafez al-Assad Syria 1970 2000 Ba'athism
Assad Bashar Bashar al-Assad Syria 2000 present Ba'athism
Barre Siad Siad Barre Somalia 1969 1991 Communist military dictatorship
Rhee Syngman Syngman Rhee South Korea 1948 1960 Anti-communist Constitutional dictatorship
Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee South Korea 1961 1979 Military dictatorship
Doo-hwan Chun Chun Doo-hwan South Korea 1979 1988 Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Primo de Rivera Miguel Miguel Primo de Rivera Spain 1923 1930 Military dictatorship
Franco Francisco Francisco Franco Spain 1939 1975 Nationalist/Fascist military dictatorship
Stalin Joseph Joseph Stalin Soviet Union 1922 1953 Communism (Stalinism)
Rahmon Emomalii Emomalii Rahmon Tajikistan 1992 present Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Niyazov Saparmurat Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenistan 1990 2006 Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Turkmenistan 2006 present Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Amin Idi Idi Amin Uganda 1971 1979 Military dictatorship
Museveni Yoweri Yoweri Museveni Uganda 1986 present Military/Constitutional dictatorship
Karimov Islam Islam Karimov Uzbekistan 1990 present Nationalist constitutional dictatorship
Tito Josip Broz Josip Broz Tito Yugoslavia 1945 1980 Socialism (Titoism)
Mobutu Sese Seko Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire 1967 1997 Military dictatorship
Mugabe Robert Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe 1980 present Constitutional dictatorship, Black nationalism
Pahlavi Mohammed Reza Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Iran 1941 1979 Monarchy
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iran 1979 1989 Islamic Theocracy
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene'i Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamene'i Iran 1989 present Islamic Theocracy

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