9 notorious figures in human history
(Baonghean.vn) - The following 9 notorious figures committed bloody crimes in history, killing tens of thousands to millions of people.
1. Roman Emperor Caligula
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Roman Emperor Caligula was known as a crazy, cruel and terribly depraved king. Accordingly, Caligula declared every day a day of rest and organized bloody killing games. Anyone who spoke out against him was dragged down by Caligula's guards to fight wild animals in the arena. This emperor also had incestuous relationships with his own sisters. Caligula became a notorious figure in history for his horrifying crimes. |
2. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was the dictator who caused the Holocaust, killing between 6 and 11 million people. Not only that, Hitler also committed a series of horrific crimes during World War II - a war that claimed the lives of about 85 million people. |
3. Félicien Kabuga
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Félicien Kabuga is accused of being the key financier behind one of the worst genocides in Rwanda’s history. He used money and weapons to support the masterminds of the massacre of more than 800,000 people, including women and children, in Rwanda during 100 days of terror in 1994. |
4. Pol Pot - leader of the Khmer Rouge party
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During his time in power from 1975-1979, Pol Pot and his genocidal group caused the deaths of approximately 2 - 3.5 million Cambodian people. |
5. General Ishii Shiro of Japan
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General Ishii Shiro - commander of Japan's notorious Unit 731 committed many horrifying crimes such as live surgery on human bodies, amputating prisoners' limbs and reattaching them to other parts of the body... According to estimates, about 13,000 people died in the horrifying experiments of Unit 731. |
6. Former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada
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Former Ugandan president Idi Amin Dada is considered the most bloodthirsty tyrant in post-colonial African history. During his time in power, this leader caused the deaths of about 30,000 people. |
7. Pope Jim Jones
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Jim Jones was the leader and founder of the People's Temple cult. He is widely known for orchestrating the Jonestown mass suicide in 1978, which included poisoning more than 300 children. |
8. Dictator Augusto Pinochet
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Augusto Pinochet was a notorious dictator in Chile. In 1973, he led a coup and appointed himself President of Chile from 1974. During his 16 years in power, Pinochet killed 3,000 people and tortured and imprisoned many others in Chile. |
9. Dictator Prime Minister Benito Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini - the dictatorial Prime Minister of fascist Italy - fought with Hitler against the Allies in World War II. During his time in power, Mussolini committed many crimes against humanity. |
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