dictator
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Now, the 42-year-old dictator is changing the national flag, which was originally imposed on his grandfather, North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, by his Soviet partners in the aftermath of World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
After the fall of the dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, Franqui became the editor of the newspaper Revolución.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Cuban military dictator Fulgencio Batista spent the next several decades seemingly readying himself to follow Machado to the Sunshine State if and when he needed to make a quick exit.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mbappe in September addressed a previous meme depicting him as a military dictator, in an interview with French sports newspaper L'Equipe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
It would hardly have been seemly for someone who had challenged our dictator to suddenly succumb to a nervous attack at the communion rail.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
"You can understand why the owners want to refer to African dictators because that's how it feels from their perspective."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He based the collection on what the sons of wealthy dictators at a boarding school in Austria would wear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
For dictators, criminals and sanctioned states, the pitch is simple: Come here and get rich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
According to experts who study the psychological profiles of strongmen dictators, escalation in such situations is the norm.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
He sur-vived going against the wishes of despots and dictators in some of the most dangerous and war-torn jungles in the world.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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