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Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.
Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
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