The 5 most notorious dictators in human history

(Baonghean.vn) - Some dictators are remembered by humanity as those who committed a series of terrible crimes such as killing thousands of innocent people.

1. Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler. Photo: Internet

Adolf Hitler was one of the most notorious dictators in history. This Nazi leader caused the bloody massacre of more than 6 million Jews during World War II.

Dictator Hitler also committed a series of other terrible crimes, especially leading Germany into World War II - one of the bloodiest and most deadly wars in human history.

2. Pol Pot

Pol Pot. Photo: Internet

Pol Pot, also known as Saloth Sar, is considered a world-famous cruel leader. Holding the position of Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, Pol Pot pushed Cambodia into the Khmer Rouge genocide regime. According to estimates, about 1.7 million innocent Cambodians died because of the Pol Pot genocide.

Of these, about 20,000 died of hunger, thirst and exhaustion in the great migration that forced people from cities to the countryside or were shot dead.

3. Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini. Photo: Internet

Benito Mussolini - Italian dictator became Prime Minister of this country in 1922. Since coming to power, Mussolini has committed a series of unforgettable crimes. He led Italy on the path of fascism.

During World War II, Mussolini was a close ally of the Nazi leader Hitler, committing a series of crimes and pushing humanity into the bloody World War II. For his crimes, in 1945, Mussolini was executed and his body was hanged in Milan.

4. Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet. Photo: Internet

Augusto Pinochet was a former dictator of Chile. Pinochet appointed himself President of Chile from 1974 after carrying out a coup in 1973.

During his 16 years in power, President Pinochet carried out numerous political repressions, killing 3,000 Chileans and imprisoning tens of thousands.

5. Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein. Photo: Internet

Saddam Hussein - President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 - is a world-famous dictator. He was captured by the US and then put on trial. He was eventually convicted of "crimes against humanity" for the massacre of more than 150 people in the northern Iraqi town of Dujail in 1982.

Saddam Hussein was also convicted of causing the extermination of about 200,000 Kurds in 1988 with chemical weapons. On December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging in Baghdad, Iraq.

Peace

(Synthetic)