00:00A dictatorship is categorized by a single ruler holding absolute power.
00:07Roman dictators such as Julius Caesar and Nero ruled with no mercy.
00:13Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan conquered their domains.
00:18Dictators were emboldened in the 20th century with figures like Benito Mussolini, Adolf
00:23Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
00:26Following World War II, Francisco Franco and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines came into
00:32power.
00:33The Cold War saw dictators supported by superpowers like Augusto Pinochet, backed by the United
00:40States, and Fidel Castro, supported by the Soviet Union.
00:45Dictators such as Kim Jong-un and Bashir al-Assad continue to rule, while some dictatorships
00:51have been the target of Western powers.
00:54Others persist, often marked by propaganda and suppression.
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