Famous middle east dictators

WebList of leaders of Middle Eastern and North African states. This is a list of leaders of Middle Eastern and North African states. It consists of the heads of state and government within the Arab League, and of other MENA countries outside it.
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WebThe Guardian looks back at what happened to some of the most prominent autocrats of the Arab spring, from the Syrian leader who destroyed his own country to remain in power, to …
WebSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti [c] (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who was the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He also …
WebYet Khamenei is essentially a dictatorial theocrat. He is the ultimate spiritual and political authority on all matters foreign and domestic, making the Iranian presidency—and …
WebMuammar Gaddafi - Muammar Gaddafi and the Top 15 Overthrown Dictators - TIME. Calling it their independence day, Libyans took to the streets Oct. 20 to cheer the demise …
WebThe dictators of the Middle East, arising from the core of the Muslim world, disgrace the religion of Islam, forcing non-Muslims to conclude that it must be Islam that prompts …
WebFirst Liberian Civil War. First Libyan Civil War. 2011 military intervention in Libya. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi [pron 1] ( c. 7 June 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a …
WebBest Known For: Muammar al-Qaddafi seized control of the Libyan government in 1969 and ruled as an authoritarian dictator for more than 40 years before he was overthrown in …
WebWalter Russell Mead April 15, 2019 6:42 pm ET Protests against interim President Abdelkader Bensalah in Algiers, Algeria, April 12. Photo: mohamed …
WebThe financing of foreign terrorism led to the US renaming Gadaffi the 'mad dog of the Middle East'. During the Arab Spring of 2011, widespread protests against Gaddafi’s rule put the …
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