Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Jun 6, 2018 22:56:33 GMT -5
Well well well, here we have a diabolical selection of some of the most notorious tyrants from the 19th but mostly 20th centuries...and thus an interesting selection of climates, which seem to have a proclivity to wet summers... 
There are so many tyrants in this era that I had to omit quite a large number, so please don't take that as any disrespect if your favourite dictator is not included in this list. But I imagine they are included.
Unfortunately, I accidentally closed the tab I was working on and lost all of my work while I was on the last and 14th tyrant (curse you Ho Chi Minh), so I'm re-doing all of it once more.
1. First up, we have one of the most blood thirsty tyrants in recent memory, Leopold II. As a colonial leader of Belgium, Leopold II was famous for essentially enslaving and killing nearly 15 million Congolese under the guise of his Congo Free State. Other European powers had granted him the territory in order to improve the lives of its inhabitants. Instead he used them for his own personal gain and committed some of the worst atrocities in history. He's from the gay but not too gay climate of Brussels, Belgium.
2. Second, is Adolf Hitler of Branau am Inn, Austria which is close to Aspach. To most people Adolf Hitler does not need much of an introduction as he was famous for being the leader of the Nazis – a German party that was responsible for the deaths of over 17 million people including 6 million Jews and after leading the entire world into war as well as committing numerous war crimes against various infidels.
3. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia had no qualms about eliminating anyone he considered to be opposition. When he gave his introductory speech, he announced death to the revolution and to the EPRP (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party). He showed his conviction to his message by throwing three bottles filled with blood from his pedestal. He also initiated the movement to kill thousands of “Kebeles” on the streets, garroting the resistance to death, and even taxing families when requesting for the return of the dead bodies of their loved ones. Overall, he left about 1.5 million deaths in his wake.
4. Niccolò Machiavelli of Florence, Italy. Although he is not directly responsible for any atrocities these 19th and 20th century tyrants have committed, he undoubtedly influenced their thinking and indirectly, if not unwillingly, played a part in millions of deaths.
5. Vladimir Lenin of Ulyanovsk, Russia. Although he is the saint of this selection of individuals, no one in history has received more assassination attempts than he. Of course, given the fact that he instituted the “Red Terror” or the systematic elimination of millions of people, including members of his own political party, this should come as no surprise.
6. Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili aka Josef Stalin became the leader of Soviet Union after Lenin died in 1924, and launched government programs that would make the country more progressive. His attempt to move to the new economy, however, led to the starvation of nearly 10 million people. With many intellectuals and activists not in favor of his leadership, Stalin also launched the “Great Purge”, killing every person who opposed him and his ideals.
7a. Emperor Hirohito and Imperial Japanese Warlord Hideki Tojo hailed from greater Tokyo (Hachioji, for simplicity's sake). Emperor Hirohito reigned in Japan during World War II and although the accusations made against his leadership are not as significant as some others on this list, the debate still rages as to whether or not he was responsible for the war crimes committed by his military and how much control he really had.
7b. When he was assigned to be general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Hideki Tojo was not content with his position so he also assumed the position of Prime Minister, Army Minister, Home Minister, Foreign Minister, Education Minister, and Commerce Minister…talk about a lot of responsibility. He also made ties with the Nazis hoping that he would rise to power alongside Hitler. Due to his relentless acts of attacking other Asian countries, he was directly responsible for the deaths of over 5 million individuals.
8. Yakubu Gowon of Jos, Nigeria. Yakubu Gowon was the leader of Nigeria at the time when oil was found in the Niger delta, which was also pursued by Ojukwu of eastern Nigeria. Although both sides signed the “Aburi Accord”, it didn’t really do much in the way of creating peace. Gowon ‘s ruthless military tactics in the ensuing war led to the deaths of over 1 million civilians.
9. Idi Amin Dada of Koboko or Kampala, Uganda. Even though Idi Amin Dada ruled Uganda for only eight years from 1971 to 1979, he took full advantage of his time in command to put his wrath on display. Roughly half a million people lost their lives due to extrajudicial killings and genocide during this time.
10. Chiang Kai-Shek of Ningbo, China. As the successor of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek of China was a very formidable leader whose ideals, goals, and dreams were for the sake of giving China a whole new government, away from the common ground of Communism which had lasted for so many years. He was known as the “White Terror”, purging the opposition for better leadership and country stability. All in all roughly 1 million died as a result of his initiatives.
11. Saddam Hussein of Tikrit, Iraq. He was a well-known leader that instigated numerous conflicts in his lifetime. He instituted mass genocide against the Kurds, Shabaks, Assyrians, Mandeans and other ethnic groups who rebelled against his leadership and fought several wars against Iran and Kuwait, with the death toll climbing to about 2 million in total.
12. Kim Il Sung of Pyongyang, Korea. Sick and delusional as he could be, Kim Il Sung of North Korea led a nation using force, aggression, and deception. He lost so much respect from his people that he ended up blaming the US for the nation’s suffering, spreading the news that the biggest superpower had spread an epidemic throughout the countryside. To make it more convincing, he killed 1.6 million of his own people.
13. Mao Zedong of Shaoshan, China. Famous for being one of the communist leaders of the Republic of China beginning around World War II, Mao Zedong was a ruler who thirsted for power. In his first five years, he killed about 4 to 6 million by indiscriminately sentencing them to death. His policies also starved about 20 million and on top of that he had numerous enemies of the state executed. Probably the worst of this bunch...by far.
14. Last but not least, we have Ho Chi Minh of Vinh, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh became president of North Vietnam by means of violence and fear. Another dictator who seemed to be trigger happy with his land reforms, over 100,000 people were executed as a result. Others who experienced famine and seclusion in war camps numbered to over 1 million.
There are so many tyrants in this era that I had to omit quite a large number, so please don't take that as any disrespect if your favourite dictator is not included in this list. But I imagine they are included.
Unfortunately, I accidentally closed the tab I was working on and lost all of my work while I was on the last and 14th tyrant (curse you Ho Chi Minh), so I'm re-doing all of it once more.
1. First up, we have one of the most blood thirsty tyrants in recent memory, Leopold II. As a colonial leader of Belgium, Leopold II was famous for essentially enslaving and killing nearly 15 million Congolese under the guise of his Congo Free State. Other European powers had granted him the territory in order to improve the lives of its inhabitants. Instead he used them for his own personal gain and committed some of the worst atrocities in history. He's from the gay but not too gay climate of Brussels, Belgium.
2. Second, is Adolf Hitler of Branau am Inn, Austria which is close to Aspach. To most people Adolf Hitler does not need much of an introduction as he was famous for being the leader of the Nazis – a German party that was responsible for the deaths of over 17 million people including 6 million Jews and after leading the entire world into war as well as committing numerous war crimes against various infidels.
3. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia had no qualms about eliminating anyone he considered to be opposition. When he gave his introductory speech, he announced death to the revolution and to the EPRP (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party). He showed his conviction to his message by throwing three bottles filled with blood from his pedestal. He also initiated the movement to kill thousands of “Kebeles” on the streets, garroting the resistance to death, and even taxing families when requesting for the return of the dead bodies of their loved ones. Overall, he left about 1.5 million deaths in his wake.
4. Niccolò Machiavelli of Florence, Italy. Although he is not directly responsible for any atrocities these 19th and 20th century tyrants have committed, he undoubtedly influenced their thinking and indirectly, if not unwillingly, played a part in millions of deaths.
5. Vladimir Lenin of Ulyanovsk, Russia. Although he is the saint of this selection of individuals, no one in history has received more assassination attempts than he. Of course, given the fact that he instituted the “Red Terror” or the systematic elimination of millions of people, including members of his own political party, this should come as no surprise.
6. Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili aka Josef Stalin became the leader of Soviet Union after Lenin died in 1924, and launched government programs that would make the country more progressive. His attempt to move to the new economy, however, led to the starvation of nearly 10 million people. With many intellectuals and activists not in favor of his leadership, Stalin also launched the “Great Purge”, killing every person who opposed him and his ideals.
7a. Emperor Hirohito and Imperial Japanese Warlord Hideki Tojo hailed from greater Tokyo (Hachioji, for simplicity's sake). Emperor Hirohito reigned in Japan during World War II and although the accusations made against his leadership are not as significant as some others on this list, the debate still rages as to whether or not he was responsible for the war crimes committed by his military and how much control he really had.
7b. When he was assigned to be general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Hideki Tojo was not content with his position so he also assumed the position of Prime Minister, Army Minister, Home Minister, Foreign Minister, Education Minister, and Commerce Minister…talk about a lot of responsibility. He also made ties with the Nazis hoping that he would rise to power alongside Hitler. Due to his relentless acts of attacking other Asian countries, he was directly responsible for the deaths of over 5 million individuals.
8. Yakubu Gowon of Jos, Nigeria. Yakubu Gowon was the leader of Nigeria at the time when oil was found in the Niger delta, which was also pursued by Ojukwu of eastern Nigeria. Although both sides signed the “Aburi Accord”, it didn’t really do much in the way of creating peace. Gowon ‘s ruthless military tactics in the ensuing war led to the deaths of over 1 million civilians.
9. Idi Amin Dada of Koboko or Kampala, Uganda. Even though Idi Amin Dada ruled Uganda for only eight years from 1971 to 1979, he took full advantage of his time in command to put his wrath on display. Roughly half a million people lost their lives due to extrajudicial killings and genocide during this time.
10. Chiang Kai-Shek of Ningbo, China. As the successor of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek of China was a very formidable leader whose ideals, goals, and dreams were for the sake of giving China a whole new government, away from the common ground of Communism which had lasted for so many years. He was known as the “White Terror”, purging the opposition for better leadership and country stability. All in all roughly 1 million died as a result of his initiatives.
11. Saddam Hussein of Tikrit, Iraq. He was a well-known leader that instigated numerous conflicts in his lifetime. He instituted mass genocide against the Kurds, Shabaks, Assyrians, Mandeans and other ethnic groups who rebelled against his leadership and fought several wars against Iran and Kuwait, with the death toll climbing to about 2 million in total.
12. Kim Il Sung of Pyongyang, Korea. Sick and delusional as he could be, Kim Il Sung of North Korea led a nation using force, aggression, and deception. He lost so much respect from his people that he ended up blaming the US for the nation’s suffering, spreading the news that the biggest superpower had spread an epidemic throughout the countryside. To make it more convincing, he killed 1.6 million of his own people.
13. Mao Zedong of Shaoshan, China. Famous for being one of the communist leaders of the Republic of China beginning around World War II, Mao Zedong was a ruler who thirsted for power. In his first five years, he killed about 4 to 6 million by indiscriminately sentencing them to death. His policies also starved about 20 million and on top of that he had numerous enemies of the state executed. Probably the worst of this bunch...by far.
14. Last but not least, we have Ho Chi Minh of Vinh, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh became president of North Vietnam by means of violence and fear. Another dictator who seemed to be trigger happy with his land reforms, over 100,000 people were executed as a result. Others who experienced famine and seclusion in war camps numbered to over 1 million.
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