Head-to-head
Dictators: Historical Comparisons
Explore 27 head-to-head comparisons between dictators, matched by era and by how close together they lived.
Kārlis Ulmanis vs Joseph Stalin
1877–1942 · 1878–1953
Joseph Stalin vs Getúlio Vargas
1878–1953 · 1882–1954
Getúlio Vargas vs Benito Mussolini
1882–1954 · 1883–1945
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Benito Mussolini vs Adolf Hitler
1883–1945 · 1889–1945
Adolf Hitler vs Rafael Trujillo
1889–1945 · 1891–1961
Rafael Trujillo vs Francisco Franco
1891–1961 · 1892–1975
Francisco Franco vs Hastings Banda
1892–1975 · c. 1898–1997
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Hastings Banda vs Francois Duvalier
c. 1898–1997 · 1907–1971
Francois Duvalier vs Enver Hoxha
1907–1971 · 1908–1985
Enver Hoxha vs Kim Il Sung
1908–1985 · 1912–1994
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Kim Il Sung vs Alfredo Stroessner
1912–1994 · 1912–2006
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Alfredo Stroessner vs Marcos Perez Jimenez
1912–2006 · 1914–2001
Marcos Perez Jimenez vs Augusto Pinochet
1914–2001 · 1915–2006
Augusto Pinochet vs Ferdinand Marcos
1915–2006 · 1917–1989
Ferdinand Marcos vs Siad Barre
1917–1989 · 1919–1995
Siad Barre vs Suharto
1919–1995 · 1921–2008
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Suharto vs Robert Mugabe
1921–2008 · 1924–2019
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Robert Mugabe vs Pol Pot
1924–2019 · 1925–1998
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Pol Pot vs Idi Amin
1925–1998 · c. 1925–2003
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Idi Amin vs Fidel Castro
c. 1925–2003 · 1926–2016
Fidel Castro vs Mobutu Sese Seko
1926–2016 · 1930–1997
Mobutu Sese Seko vs Manuel Noriega
1930–1997 · 1934–2017
Manuel Noriega vs Gnassingbe Eyadema
1934–2017 · 1935–2005
Gnassingbe Eyadema vs Saddam Hussein
1935–2005 · 1937–2006
Saddam Hussein vs Mengistu Haile Mariam
1937–2006 · 1937–
Mengistu Haile Mariam vs Muammar Gaddafi
1937– · 1942–2011
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Muammar Gaddafi vs Jean-Claude Duvalier
1942–2011 · 1951–2014