The Times Online has an interesting article about the 10 most decadent dictators in the world. The list is a veritable who’s who of all encompassing tyranny and brutal oppression. Click through to the article to see who has a so-called “pleasure brigade.”
- Kim Jong-il — Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
- Ferdinand Marcos — President of Philippines (1965-1986)
- Nicolae Ceausescu — President of Romania (1967-1989)
- Saparmurat Niyazov — President of Turkmenistan (1990-2006)
- Idi Amin — President of Uganda (1971-1979)
- Joseph Stalin — Leader of the Soviet Union (1923-1953)
- Mohammed Reza Shah — Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti — President of Iraq (1979-2003)
- Mobutu Sese Soku — President of Zaire (1965-1997)
- Suharto — President of Indonesia (1967-1998)
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