dictator

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Even after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953, the stigma attached to former PoWs did not disappear overnight.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The dictator also recently boarded a warship to observe sea-to-surface cruise missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“The House of the Spirits” spans half a century, including the coup that replaced a socialist president with a military dictator, based on Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet, respectively, though neither are ever named.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

French social media has been inundated with "humorous" posts about the battle between the late German dictator Adolf Hitler and Ukraine's modern-day hero Volodymyr Zelensky.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

As part of what the press dubbed the “Bodies for Butter” program, East German dictator Walter Ulbricht accepted bribes of food from Western governments in exchange for the release of political prisoners.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin