User:Marmaduque

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THIS PAGE HAS BEEN VANDALIZED 2 TIMES
both acts of vandalism were unsurprisingly done by rabidly anti-Bush users who are convinced he is somehow a dictator.

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This user is interested in Roman Catholicism.

This user believes in a solid oblate spheroid Earth, not a flat or hollow one.

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This user drinks Coca-Cola.

This user is opposed to drugs and any kind of legalization of them.

This user supports the independence of Tatarstan.

This user supports the independence of Somaliland.

This user supports the independence of Dagestan.

This user supports autonomy for Southern Sudan.

This user supports the independence of West Papua (RWP).

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This user supports the unification of Bougainville and the Solomon Islands.

This user supports the independence of Tuva.

This user supports the independence of Western Sahara (SADR).

This user supports the independence of Chechnya.

This user supports the independence of Buryatia.

This user supports the peaceful reunification of N. and S. Korea into a free and democratic republic.

This user supports the independence of Tibet.

This user supports the independence of Uyghurstan.

This user supports the independence of Kosovo.

This user supports peaceful re-unification of Cyprus.

This user supports Israel.

This user supports the independence of Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza.

'	This user opposes denial of the Armenian Genocide.

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This user supports the U.S. Republican Party.

This user supports President George W. Bush.

This user supports Vice-President Dick Cheney.

This user supports President Mahmoud Abbas.

This user supports Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili against Russian aggression.

This user supports the late General Augusto Pinochet.

This user supports Thaksin Shinawatra, the legitimate Prime Minister of Thailand.

This user believes in the innocence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

1 Benevolent Dictators
2 Modern Dictators
3 Victims of Syrian Aggression in Lebanon
4 Victims of the Kremlin under Putin
5 Articles I've created or improved a lot

[edit] Benevolent Dictators

These rulers fit the dictionary definition of "dictator", but in their term in office they have helped their country economically and/or socially. Their nation has benefitted from their rule and therefore they are benevolent.
Africa
Anwar Sadat Egypt
François Bozizé Central African Republic
Jerry Rawlings Ghana
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Mauritania
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Mauritania

Yoweri Museveni Uganda

North America
Justo Rufino Guatemala

South America
Manuel Belzu Bolivia
Rafael Reyes Colombia
Humberto Branco Brazil
René Barrientos Bolivia
Hugo Banzer Bolivia
Augusto Pinochet Chile

Asia
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Turkey
Abdul Karim Qassem Iraq
Pervez Musharraf Pakistan
Park Chung Hee South Korea
Lon Nol Cambodia
Sun Yat-Sen China

Europe
Kārlis Ulmanis Latvia

[edit] Modern Dictators

Sadly, many undemocratic nations still exist in the world. Here is a list of today's dictators, all those rulers that wield near-absolute power over their nation. Note that some dictators are benevolent and are listed above.
Africa
Hosni Mubarak Egypt
Omar al-Bashir Sudan
Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Equatorial Guinea
Mu‘ammar al-Qadhdhāfī Libya
King Mswati III Swaziland
Isayas Afewerki Eritrea
Lansana Conté Guinea
Denis Sassou Nguesso Republic of the Congo
Paul Biya Cameroon
Idriss Déby Chad
Paul Kagame Rwanda
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Tunisia
José Eduardo dos Santos Angola