Request for Question Clarification by
cynthia-ga
on
28 Jun 2005 06:14 PDT
I found this, it's what you want but "THE FALLEN" have only 4 names listed:
Rogues Gallery
http://www.isagambar.az/2004-1/1001-dictators.htm
..."
For many decades, the career paths of the world's dictators went from
the brutal oppression of citizens and the amassing of great wealth,
and then into leisurely retirement. Recently, however, an increasing
minority are finding themselves out of a job, in court or in prison.
THE FALLEN ...
Saddam Hussein (1979-2003)
Styling himself as a Arab nationalist, Saddam ruled his people with
brutal force and even gassed them. He also led Iraq into three wars in
two decades.
He was captured by US forces last month and is awaiting trial.
Slobodan Milosevic (1989-2000)
Milosevic rode a wave of Serbian nationalism to power in 1989 when he
was elected President of the Serbian Republic.
But Nato action to stop ethnic cleansing of Kosovo resulted in his
capture and removal from power in 2000. He is on trial at the Hague
for war crimes.
Idi Amin (1971-1979)
Dubbed the buffoon tyrant, Idi Amin presided over a reign of terror in
Uganda during which an estimated 300,000 people died.
He declared himself King of Scotland, banned hippies and mini-skirts,
and appeared at a royal Saudi Arabian funeral in 1975 wearing a kilt.
He died in August last year.
Charles Taylor (1989-2003)
He came to power after launching a revolt against Liberia's dictator
Samuel Doe in 1989. An estimated 200,000 people died before his
supporters emerged as the dominant force.
He is accused of masterminding conflicts in West Africa. He lives in
exile in Nigeria which, for now, is refusing to extradite him for
trial before a UN tribunal.
THE SURVIVORS
Muammar Gaddafi (1969 - )
Hostile towards the West and reportedly a sponsor of terrorism,
Colonel Gaddafi rules by decree and denies Libyans a range of basic
rights.
With Libya becoming increasingly isolated, however, he has sought to
have Libya accepted back into the international community.
Kim Jong-Il (1997 - )
Diplomats and escaped dissidents talk of a vain, paranoid,
cognac-guzzling hypochondriac. He is said to wear platform shoes and
favour a bouffant hairstyle to appear taller than his 1.57m.
Analysts said such eccentricities could mask the cunning mind of a
master manipulator, or betray an irrational madman.
Fidel Castro (1959 - )
Life in Castro's Cuba is essentially controlled by the state, and
political dissent is a punishable offence.
He earned the enmity of the US by nationalising US-owned properties
and has reputedly survived more than 600 CIA-sponsored attempts on his
life.
Sources: BBC, Christian Science Monitor, Newsday
..."
I found that with this search string:
despots OR dictators "past and present"
And these:
What happened to other dictators?
://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http%3A//noteitposts.com/index.php%3Fp%3D392&ei=vUvBQv6ZDs3qYIOEib0B&sig2=j9IgWYAYKWCio7OQC0jMHg
Julius Caesar - Stabbed to death by a band of conspirators, March 15, 44BC
Napoleon - Died of natural causes on May 5, 1821, after having been
exiled to St. Helena by the British, after losing to them at the
Battle of Waterloo in June, 1815.
Lenin - Died of natural causes in Moscow, January 21, 1924.
Mussolini - Arrested in Dongo, Italy with his mistress while trying to
escape dressed as a German soldier. Shot the day after his capture by
Walter Audisio. Taken back to Milan, both Mussolini and his mistress
were strung up upside down in a public square, where people shot,
spat, kicked, beat, and otherwise defiled his corpse. April, 1945.
Hitler - Committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin, April 30, 1945.
Others from the Nazi party were tried at Nuremberg in 1946 by an
international tribunal, composed of one judge each from the US, UK,
France, and USSR.
Stalin - Died of natural causes, March 5, 1953.
Mao Zedong - Died of natural causes in 1976.
Idi Amin - Self-exiled in 1979 to Libya then Saudi Arabia, where he
died of natural causes. August 2003.
Manuel Noriega - Captured in Panama in December 1989, tried in the US
on federal drug charges in 1991. Convicted, currently serving a
40-year prison sentence.
Slobodan Milosevic - Delivered into UN hands in June 2001 by new
Serbian leadership. Currently standing trial in The Hague by a UN
tribunal.
Fidel Castro - Still in power in Cuba, under US trade sanctions.
Search string:
"despots OR dictators" "where are they now?"
Fairly short biographies here.. pick a name:
THE DICTATORSHIP - Biographies
http://www.giles.34sp.com/biographies/index.htm
..."Hopefully everything you ever wanted to know about the men who
helped make the 20th century the bloodiest on record..."
Let me know if this qualifies as an answer...
~~Cynthia
