Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5122856-20140627170757

This is your chance to pick who you think was the most prominent dictator of the 20th century and early 21st century. There will be a list of 11 notorious dictators for you to choose from every week for 4 weeks and then the top 4 from each week (results archived by posting a screenshot of the poll on Friday at 18.00:00 UTC) will face a final runoff on week 5.

Remember- personal power, length of reign, legacy, achievements, international influence, corruption, political repression and so on all can add up to a reputation.

They are all from the 20th and early 21st century, ruled for or more years and have been out of office for at least the last 8 years (so we can tell if they have left us any lasting legacy).

Opinion poll (1st round)
Who you think was the greatest/infamous modern dictator.? Nicolae Ceauşescu (Romania 1965–1989) Enver Hoxha (Albania 1944-1985) Francisco Franco (Spain 1936–1975) Adolf Hitler (Nazi Germany 1933–1945) Horloogiyn Choybalsan (Mongolia	1936–1952) Benito Mussolini (Italy	 1922-1945) Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union 1924–1953) Mao Zedong (People's Republic of China	1949–1976) Ho Chi Minh (North Vietnam 1945-1969) Kim Il-sung (North Korea 1948–1994) António de Oliveira Salazar (Portugal1928–1961)  