Battle of the Dictators II
 

After the failure to complete BotD I, for which Silentstriker will be whipped by orangutans later, and given the recent demise of a number of contenders for this trophy, I thought it'd be worth relaunching this.

To be eligible, a candidate must have:

1. A death count (just being a basket case doesn't pass muster here, your nominee must have committed murders/state sponsored murder etc.). The death count does not need to be known.
2. They must have been a dictator. For avoidance of doubt, I'll take this as being that they couldn't have been democratically elected out of office.
3. They do not necessarily have to have been a loony, but bonus points may be awarded for lunacy.

Nominate away.

lol....this sounds interesting

Nominate Heef

Nominate Mushy.

James.

PEWS @ cricsim

For those interested, good double on Foxtel History channel now - Nazi Hunters followed by a doco on Eichmann.

Sadist :p

Nominate; Francisco Franco

Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Mao Zedong
Yakubu Gowon
Kim Il Sung
Pol Pot
Hideki Tojo

How far back are we going, btw?

Pinochet, Ceaucescu come to mind.

Pol Pot got this one in the bag.

Vladimir Putin

Ivan the terrible

Henry VIII

What exactly are we looking to vote as a "winner", anyway? Worst? Least bad? Biggest impact on history? Most charming smile?