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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80" title="तानाशाही – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="तानाशाही" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="دكتاتورية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="دكتاتورية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictadura" title="Dictadura – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Dictadura" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%AB%DC%98%DC%A0%DC%9B%DC%A2_%DC%9B%DC%AA%DC%98%DC%A2%DC%98%DC%AC%DC%90" title="ܫܘܠܛܢ ܛܪܘܢܘܬܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܫܘܠܛܢ ܛܪܘܢܘܬܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictadura" title="Dictadura – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Dictadura" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82" title="دیکتاتورلوق – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دیکتاتورلوق" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0" title="একনায়কতন্ত্র – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="একনায়কতন্ত্র" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%CC%8Dk-chh%C3%A2i_ch%C3%A8ng-t%C4%AB" title="To̍k-chhâi chèng-tī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="To̍k-chhâi chèng-tī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Дыктатура – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дыктатура" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Дыктатура – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дыктатура" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatouriezh" title="Diktatouriezh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Diktatouriezh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Дарангылал – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Дарангылал" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictadura" title="Dictadura – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dictadura" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbennaeth" title="Unbennaeth – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Unbennaeth" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="ديكتاتورية – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="ديكتاتورية" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatuur" title="Diktatuur – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Diktatuur" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Δικτατορία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δικτατορία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship" title="Dictatorship – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Dictatorship" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictadura" title="Dictadura – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dictadura" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatoreco" title="Diktatoreco – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Diktatoreco" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktadura" title="Diktadura – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Diktadura" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="دیکتاتوری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دیکتاتوری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanasahi" title="Tanasahi – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Tanasahi" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar%C3%A6%C3%B0i" title="Einaræði – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Einaræði" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictature" title="Dictature – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dictature" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatuer" title="Diktatuer – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Diktatuer" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacht%C3%B3ireacht" title="Deachtóireacht – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Deachtóireacht" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaghteyrys" title="Jaghteyrys – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Jaghteyrys" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditadura" title="Ditadura – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Ditadura" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%85%EC%9E%AC" title="독재 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="독재" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulkin_kama-karya" title="Mulkin kama-karya – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Mulkin kama-karya" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%BC%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Բռնատիրություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բռնատիրություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80" title="तानाशाही – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="तानाशाही" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatoreso" title="Diktatoreso – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Diktatoreso" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktadura" title="Diktadura – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Diktadura" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einr%C3%A6%C3%B0i" title="Einræði – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Einræði" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dittatura" title="Dittatura – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dittatura" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94" title="דיקטטורה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיקטטורה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kp%C9%9B%C5%8Bgb%C9%9Bz%C9%9Bm%C9%A9t%CA%8A" title="Kpɛŋgbɛzɛmɩtʊ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Kpɛŋgbɛzɛmɩtʊ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0" title="ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="დიქტატურა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დიქტატურა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turantieth" title="Turantieth – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Turantieth" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udikteta" title="Udikteta – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Udikteta" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktati" title="Diktati – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Diktati" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatir" title="Diktatir – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Diktatir" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%AEktator%C3%AE" title="Dîktatorî – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Dîktatorî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditatura" title="Ditatura – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Ditatura" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%9C%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%99" title="ລະບອບຜະເດັດການ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ລະບອບຜະເດັດການ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatura" title="Dictatura – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Dictatura" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktat%C5%ABra" title="Diktatūra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Diktatūra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktat%C5%ABra" title="Diktatūra – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Diktatūra" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatuur" title="Dictatuur – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Dictatuur" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dittadura" title="Dittadura – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Dittadura" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktat%C3%BAra" title="Diktatúra – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Diktatúra" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didy_jadona" title="Didy jadona – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Didy jadona" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82" title="സർവാധിപത്യം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സർവാധിപത്യം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80" title="हुकुमशाही – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="हुकुमशाही" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="დიქტატურა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="დიქტატურა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A" title="نظام دكتاتوري – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نظام دكتاتوري" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kediktatoran" title="Kediktatoran – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kediktatoran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditadura" title="Ditadura – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Ditadura" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Дарангуйлал – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Дарангуйлал" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%8F%E1%80%AC%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BE%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%94%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA" title="အာဏာရှင်စနစ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အာဏာရှင်စနစ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatuur" title="Dictatuur – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dictatuur" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80" title="तानाशाही – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="तानाशाही" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6" title="सामन्तवाद – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="सामन्तवाद" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%AC%E8%A3%81%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB" title="独裁政治 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="独裁政治" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Ӏазалла – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Ӏазалла" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatuthe" title="Dictatuthe – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Dictatuthe" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatura" title="Dictatura – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Dictatura" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80" title="ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pfl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Palatine German" lang="pfl" hreflang="pfl" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Pälzisch" data-language-local-name="Palatine German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pälzisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%DA%A9%D9%B9%DB%8C%D9%B9%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%BE" title="ڈکٹیٹرشپ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ڈکٹیٹرشپ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktadura" title="Diktadura – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Diktadura" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%8A" title="زورواکي – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="زورواکي" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktietaship" title="Diktietaship – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Diktietaship" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditatura" title="Ditatura – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Ditatura" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatuur" title="Diktatuur – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Diktatuur" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyktatura" title="Dyktatura – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dyktatura" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditadura" title="Ditadura – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ditadura" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stibdat" title="İstibdat – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="İstibdat" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatur%C4%83" title="Dictatură – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Dictatură" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatura" title="Dictatura – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Dictatura" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llaqta_saruy" title="Llaqta saruy – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Llaqta saruy" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Діктатура – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Діктатура" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditadura" title="Ditadura – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Ditadura" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dittatura" title="Dittatura – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Dittatura" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="آمريت – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="آمريت" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktat%C3%BAra" title="Diktatúra – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Diktatúra" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%86%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="دیکتاتۆری – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="دیکتاتۆری" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatura" title="Diktatura – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Diktatura" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatuuri" title="Diktatuuri – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Diktatuuri" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktatur" title="Diktatur – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Diktatur" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktadura" title="Diktadura – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Diktadura" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="சர்வாதிகாரம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சர்வாதிகாரம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BA" title="Диктаторлык – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Диктаторлык" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3" title="ระบอบเผด็จการ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ระบอบเผด็จการ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diktat%C3%B6rl%C3%BCk" title="Diktatörlük – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Diktatörlük" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Диктатура – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Диктатура" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="آمریت – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="آمریت" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciencwng" title="Ciencwng – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Ciencwng" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditatura" title="Ditatura – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" 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data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p>A <b>dictatorship</b> is a form of <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">government</a>, where one person effectively has all the power to run a country. This person is called a <a href="/wiki/Dictator" title="Dictator">dictator</a>. In very few cases, a small group of people holds this power, which is called an <a href="/wiki/Oligarchy" title="Oligarchy">oligarchy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dictatorship that is ruled by <a href="/wiki/Soldier" title="Soldier">soldiers</a> is called a military dictatorship or <a href="/wiki/Junta" title="Junta">junta</a>. An <a href="/wiki/Absolute_monarchy" title="Absolute monarchy">absolute monarchy</a> (the system where there are <a href="/wiki/King" title="King">Kings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen" title="Queen">Queens</a> who have full power over their country) can be considered to be a dictatorship, but the people are usually not called dictators.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg/220px-Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg/330px-Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg/440px-Historical_totalitarian_leaders_colourized.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="1168" /></a><figcaption>Photos of <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mao_Zedong" title="Mao Zedong">Mao Zedong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stalin" title="Joseph Stalin">Joseph Stalin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il-Sung" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Il-Sung">Kim Il-Sung</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Benito_Mussolini" title="Benito Mussolini">Benito Mussolini</a>, all of whom were dictators in their respective countries</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Roman_dictator" title="Roman dictator">Roman dictators</a> were temporary rulers appointed to protect the state during a war or other <a href="/wiki/Emergency" title="Emergency">emergency</a>. Many countries have laws that allow a similarly time-limited dictatorship, to fight against such problems. <a href="/wiki/Karl_Marx" title="Karl Marx">Karl Marx</a> has the idea of the <a href="/wiki/Dictatorship_of_the_proletariat" title="Dictatorship of the proletariat">Dictatorship of the proletariat</a>. When they became independent in the 1960s and 1970s, many African states changed to be dictatorships, run by one person. <a href="/wiki/Karl_Popper" title="Karl Popper">Karl Popper</a> distinguished between two different forms of government, "Those where it is possible to change the government without bloodshed, in a popular vote, and those where it isn't." He said that this was the key difference, and not how the forms of government are named. </p><p>Dictators often come to power in times of difficulty, such as massive <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">inflation</a>, and unrest among the population. Dictators are normally backed by powerful groups, such as landowners, private company owners, bank owners and in some cases institutions like the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> to put in place law and order by force. This force may be directed at the poorer parts of <a href="/wiki/Society" title="Society">society</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Unemployed" class="mw-redirect" title="Unemployed">unemployed</a> <a href="/wiki/Worker" title="Worker">workers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethnic" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic">ethnic</a> <a href="/wiki/Minorities" class="mw-redirect" title="Minorities">minorities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Working_class" title="Working class">working class</a> areas and <a href="/wiki/Shanty_town" title="Shanty town">shanty towns</a>. Examples of this are the dictatorships in <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> and the prosecution of the Jewish community in 1940s Germany. </p><p>Dictators normally need to do a number of things to put in place their dictatorships: they need to get rid of their opponents (which may be political or religious) - some are imprisoned, <a href="/wiki/Exile" title="Exile">exiled</a> (sent outside their country) or killed. Dictators will then need to prohibit (or not allow) <a href="/wiki/Political_parties" class="mw-redirect" title="Political parties">political parties</a> that oppose their rule. They will confiscate (take away) the political parties' property or offices and such things. Dictators may suppress or persecute some religious groups or institutions. Dictators will also need to undo or close down <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic</a> institutions such as <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">parliament</a> and in some cases the <a href="/wiki/Congress" title="Congress">congress</a>. </p><p>Some social organizations, such as <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights" title="Civil rights">civil rights</a> groups, <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> organisations, legal aid centers, <a href="/wiki/Students%27_union" title="Students' union">students' unions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teacher" title="Teacher">teachers</a>' federations, <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade union">trade or workers unions</a> are also undone and those who persist with such activities may be imprisoned or killed. Dictators often rewrite an existing <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> or put in place a completely new one. This makes their power constitutional (which then cannot be disputed). Dictators then maintain their rule with state <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>, which normally involves a <a href="/wiki/Secret_police" title="Secret police">secret police</a>, <a href="/wiki/Death_squad" title="Death squad">death squads</a>, random or night <a href="/wiki/Curfew" title="Curfew">curfew</a>, indefinite <a href="/wiki/Arrest" title="Arrest">arrest</a> without <a href="/wiki/Trial" title="Trial">trial</a> and a network of <a href="/wiki/Torture" title="Torture">torture</a> centers and <a href="/wiki/Concentration_camps" class="mw-redirect" title="Concentration camps">concentration camps</a>. Some dictatorships create a <a href="/wiki/Fictional" class="mw-redirect" title="Fictional">fictional</a> (or non existent) internal (inside their country) <a href="/wiki/Enemy" title="Enemy">enemy</a> which they claim to be at <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a> with to justify (give reason for) their use of much military violence against their people. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_dictators">Recent dictators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Recent dictators" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Recent dictators"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Africa">Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Africa" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Africa"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Idi Amin, in 1966. Amin ran the state of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, as a dictator. Amin was a brutal dictator. Between 300.000 and 400.000 people were killed during his dictatorship."><img alt="Idi Amin, in 1966. Amin ran the state of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, as a dictator. Amin was a brutal dictator. Between 300.000 and 400.000 people were killed during his dictatorship." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg/120px-Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg/180px-Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg/240px-Idi_Amin_en_1966.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Idi_Amin" title="Idi Amin">Idi Amin</a>, in 1966. Amin ran the state of <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> from 1971 to 1979, as a dictator. Amin was a brutal dictator. Between 300.000 and 400.000 people were killed during his dictatorship.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mobutu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mobutu Sese-Seko was the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1965 to 1997. He ruled like a dictator, his regime was seen as authoritarian. He tried to remove all colonial influences in his country."><img alt="Mobutu Sese-Seko was the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1965 to 1997. He ruled like a dictator, his regime was seen as authoritarian. He tried to remove all colonial influences in his country." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Mobutu.jpg/80px-Mobutu.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Mobutu.jpg/120px-Mobutu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Mobutu.jpg/160px-Mobutu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1130" data-file-height="1695" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mobutu_Sese_Seko" title="Mobutu Sese Seko">Mobutu Sese-Seko</a> was the president of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, from 1965 to 1997. He ruled like a dictator, his regime was seen as <a href="/wiki/Authoritarianism" title="Authoritarianism">authoritarian</a>. He tried to remove all <a href="/wiki/Colonialism" title="Colonialism">colonial</a> influences in his country. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Mugabe.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert Mugabe was the president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. He did a lot for the country, also fighting the effects of colonialism. From about 2000, he ruled as a dictator. He was criticized for redistributing land for farming."><img alt="Robert Mugabe was the president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. He did a lot for the country, also fighting the effects of colonialism. From about 2000, he ruled as a dictator. He was criticized for redistributing land for farming." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Robert_Mugabe.jpg/85px-Robert_Mugabe.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Robert_Mugabe.jpg/127px-Robert_Mugabe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Robert_Mugabe.jpg/169px-Robert_Mugabe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a> was the president of <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> from 1987 to 2017. He did a lot for the country, also fighting the effects of colonialism. From about 2000, he ruled as a dictator. He was criticized for redistributing land for farming.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt, from 1981 to 2011. Corruption was widespread, and the Mubarak family amassed a large fortune. Mubarak was responsible for many economic reforms."><img alt="Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt, from 1981 to 2011. Corruption was widespread, and the Mubarak family amassed a large fortune. Mubarak was responsible for many economic reforms." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg/96px-Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg/144px-Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg/192px-Hosni_Mubarak_ritratto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="475" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> was the president of <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, from 1981 to 2011. Corruption was widespread, and the Mubarak family amassed a large fortune. 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During his reign, there were widespread reports of torture, and people regularly disappeared. Pinochet also made economic reforms, which benefitted Chile. He put economists in key positions of his government. After a popular vote, Chile returned to democracy, with free elections in 1990. There also were reports on corruption, and Pinochet wanting to evade taxes."><img alt="Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile as a dictator from 1973 to 1990. During his reign, there were widespread reports of torture, and people regularly disappeared. Pinochet also made economic reforms, which benefitted Chile. He put economists in key positions of his government. After a popular vote, Chile returned to democracy, with free elections in 1990. There also were reports on corruption, and Pinochet wanting to evade taxes." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pinochet_crop.jpg/96px-Pinochet_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pinochet_crop.jpg/144px-Pinochet_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pinochet_crop.jpg/193px-Pinochet_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="249" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet" title="Augusto Pinochet">Augusto Pinochet</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> as a dictator from 1973 to 1990. During his reign, there were widespread reports of <a href="/wiki/Torture" title="Torture">torture</a>, and people regularly disappeared. Pinochet also made economic reforms, which benefitted Chile. He put economists in key positions of his government. After a popular vote, Chile returned to democracy, with free elections in 1990. There also were reports on corruption, and Pinochet wanting to evade taxes.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alfredo Stroessner ruled Paraguay as a dictator from 1954 to 1989. During his reign, there were widespread reports of human rights abuses, like kidnappings, regular disappearances of people, extrajudicial killings and even ethnic cleansing."><img alt="Alfredo Stroessner ruled Paraguay as a dictator from 1954 to 1989. During his reign, there were widespread reports of human rights abuses, like kidnappings, regular disappearances of people, extrajudicial killings and even ethnic cleansing." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg/86px-Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg/129px-Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg/171px-Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="491" data-file-height="687" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner" title="Alfredo Stroessner">Alfredo Stroessner</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a> as a dictator from 1954 to 1989. During his reign, there were widespread reports of human rights abuses, like <a href="/wiki/Kidnapping" title="Kidnapping">kidnappings</a>, regular disappearances of people, <a href="/wiki/Extrajudicial_killing" title="Extrajudicial killing">extrajudicial killings</a> and even <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing" title="Ethnic cleansing">ethnic cleansing</a>. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jorge_Rafael_Videla_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Jorge Rafael Videla ruled Argentina as a dictator, from 1976 to 1983. There were large-scale human rights abuses during his reign."><img alt="Jorge Rafael Videla ruled Argentina as a dictator, from 1976 to 1983. There were large-scale human rights abuses during his reign." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png/62px-Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png/93px-Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png/125px-Jorge_Rafael_Videla_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="179" data-file-height="344" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Rafael_Videla" title="Jorge Rafael Videla">Jorge Rafael Videla</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> as a dictator, from 1976 to 1983. There were large-scale human rights abuses during his reign.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hernandez_Martinez.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Maximiliano Hernandez Marinez ran El Salvador from 1933 to 1966."><img alt="Maximiliano Hernandez Marinez ran El Salvador from 1933 to 1966." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Hernandez_Martinez.jpg/78px-Hernandez_Martinez.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Hernandez_Martinez.jpg/118px-Hernandez_Martinez.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Hernandez_Martinez.jpg/157px-Hernandez_Martinez.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="764" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maximiliano_Hernandez_Marinez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maximiliano Hernandez Marinez (not yet started)">Maximiliano Hernandez Marinez</a> ran <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a> from 1933 to 1966. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guillermo_Rodriguez_(Ecuador).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Guillermo Rodriguez Lara ran Ecuador from 1972 to 1977"><img alt="Guillermo Rodriguez Lara ran Ecuador from 1972 to 1977" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg/106px-Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg/159px-Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg/211px-Guillermo_Rodriguez_%28Ecuador%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="571" data-file-height="648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Guillermo_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Lara" title="Guillermo Rodríguez Lara">Guillermo Rodriguez Lara</a> ran Ecuador from 1972 to 1977</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia">Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Asia" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Asia"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Saparmurat Niyazov ruled Turkmenistan from 1992, to his death in 2006. There was a large leader cult, in Turkmenistan. He has an authoritarian style. Niyazov was very rich. He oppressed people who disagreed with him, and there were reports on human rights abuses."><img alt="Saparmurat Niyazov ruled Turkmenistan from 1992, to his death in 2006. There was a large leader cult, in Turkmenistan. He has an authoritarian style. Niyazov was very rich. He oppressed people who disagreed with him, and there were reports on human rights abuses." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg/79px-Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg/119px-Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg/159px-Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="248" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Saparmurat_Niyazov" title="Saparmurat Niyazov">Saparmurat Niyazov</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> from 1992, to his death in 2006. There was a large leader cult, in Turkmenistan. He has an authoritarian style. Niyazov was very rich. He oppressed people who disagreed with him, and there were reports on human rights abuses.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PolPot.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pol Pot was the leader of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Under his rule, there were many killings, and persecutions. Guesses are that 21% to 27% of Cambodia's population of 1975 were killed, under the rule of the Khmer Rouge."><img alt="Pol Pot was the leader of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Under his rule, there were many killings, and persecutions. Guesses are that 21% to 27% of Cambodia's population of 1975 were killed, under the rule of the Khmer Rouge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/PolPot.jpg/88px-PolPot.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/PolPot.jpg/132px-PolPot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/PolPot.jpg/176px-PolPot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="352" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Pol_Pot" title="Pol Pot">Pol Pot</a> was the leader of <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a> from 1975 to 1979. Under his rule, there were many killings, and <a href="/wiki/Persecution" title="Persecution">persecutions</a>. Guesses are that 21% to 27% of Cambodia's population of 1975 were killed, under the rule of the <a href="/wiki/Khmer_Rouge" title="Khmer Rouge">Khmer Rouge</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Park Chung-hee ruled South Korea from 1963 to 1979. He ruled as a dictator, but did some reforms which benefited South Korea. He is generally seen in a positive light today. His daughter, Park Geun-Hye was the leader of an opposition party from 2001 to 2007."><img alt="Park Chung-hee ruled South Korea from 1963 to 1979. He ruled as a dictator, but did some reforms which benefited South Korea. He is generally seen in a positive light today. His daughter, Park Geun-Hye was the leader of an opposition party from 2001 to 2007." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg/98px-Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg/147px-Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg/196px-Park_Chung-hee_1963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="440" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Park_Chung-hee" title="Park Chung-hee">Park Chung-hee</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> from 1963 to 1979. He ruled as a dictator, but did some reforms which benefited South Korea. He is generally seen in a positive light today. His daughter, Park Geun-Hye was the leader of an opposition party from 2001 to 2007.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kim Il Sung ruled North Korea in a totalitarian communist manner from 1948 until his death in 1994. He is regarded as the "Eternal President" of North Korea today."><img alt="Kim Il Sung ruled North Korea in a totalitarian communist manner from 1948 until his death in 1994. He is regarded as the "Eternal President" of North Korea today." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg/95px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg/142px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg/190px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="21600" data-file-height="27288" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Totalitarianism" title="Totalitarianism">totalitarian</a> <a href="/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">communist</a> manner from 1948 until his death in 1994. He is regarded as the "Eternal President" of North Korea today.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mao Zedong was a dictator in China, from 1949 to 1976. He was directly or indirectly responsible for 40 to 80 million deaths."><img alt="Mao Zedong was a dictator in China, from 1949 to 1976. He was directly or indirectly responsible for 40 to 80 million deaths." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg/101px-Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg/152px-Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg/203px-Mao_Zedong_sitting.jpg 2x" data-file-width="975" data-file-height="1154" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mao_Zedong" title="Mao Zedong">Mao Zedong</a> was a dictator in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, from 1949 to 1976. He was directly or indirectly responsible for 40 to 80 million deaths.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ferdinand_Marcos_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ferdinand Marcos was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator, declaring martial law, stealing money, and oppressing his people."><img alt="Ferdinand Marcos was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator, declaring martial law, stealing money, and oppressing his people." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg/87px-Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg/130px-Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg/173px-Ferdinand_Marcos_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="761" data-file-height="1053" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos" title="Ferdinand Marcos">Ferdinand Marcos</a> was <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President of the Philippines</a> from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator, declaring martial law, stealing money, and oppressing his people.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Suharto,_1993.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Suharto was the President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. He was a dictator who silenced opposition and enriched himself and his family."><img alt="Suharto was the President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. He was a dictator who silenced opposition and enriched himself and his family." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg/94px-President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg/140px-President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg/187px-President_Suharto%2C_1993.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1537" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Suharto" title="Suharto">Suharto</a> was the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">President of Indonesia</a> from 1967 to 1998. He was a dictator who silenced opposition and enriched himself and his family.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ho Chi Minh ran North Vietnam from 1951 to 1969"><img alt="Ho Chi Minh ran North Vietnam from 1951 to 1969" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg/88px-Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg/132px-Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg/177px-Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="383" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh" title="Ho Chi Minh">Ho Chi Minh</a> ran <a href="/wiki/North_Vietnam" title="North Vietnam">North Vietnam</a> from 1951 to 1969 </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lee Kuan Yew ran Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He ruled as a dictator, but still did many reforms which highly benefited Singapore. He is credited with helping Singapore to move from an undeveloped colony without natural resources to a high-income developed country in a single generation. He is mostly viewed as a benevolent dictator today."><img alt="Lee Kuan Yew ran Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He ruled as a dictator, but still did many reforms which highly benefited Singapore. He is credited with helping Singapore to move from an undeveloped colony without natural resources to a high-income developed country in a single generation. He is mostly viewed as a benevolent dictator today." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg/93px-Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg/139px-Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg/186px-Lee_Kuan_Yew_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="627" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew" title="Lee Kuan Yew">Lee Kuan Yew</a> ran <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> from 1959 to 1990. He ruled as a dictator, but still did many reforms which highly benefited Singapore. He is credited with helping Singapore to move from an undeveloped <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colony</a> without natural resources to a high-income <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed country</a> in a single generation. He is mostly viewed as a <a href="/wiki/Benevolent_dictator" class="mw-redirect" title="Benevolent dictator">benevolent dictator</a> today.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hideki Tōjō ran the Empire of Japan from 1941 to 1944. He was formally the Prime Minister of Japan at the time, but ruled the country as a dictator."><img alt="Hideki Tōjō ran the Empire of Japan from 1941 to 1944. He was formally the Prime Minister of Japan at the time, but ruled the country as a dictator." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg/85px-Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg/128px-Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg/171px-Hideki_Tojo_posing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1436" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Hideki_T%C5%8Dj%C5%8D" title="Hideki Tōjō">Hideki Tōjō</a> ran the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> from 1941 to 1944. He was formally the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a> at the time, but ruled the country as a dictator.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe">Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Europe" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Europe"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled Romania in a stalinist manner, from 1965 to 1989"><img alt="Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled Romania in a stalinist manner, from 1965 to 1989" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg/78px-Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg/117px-Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg/156px-Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1055" data-file-height="1622" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu" title="Nicolae Ceaușescu">Nicolae Ceaușescu</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Stalinism" title="Stalinism">stalinist</a> manner, from 1965 to 1989</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Josip Broz Tito ruled Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980"><img alt="Josip Broz Tito ruled Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg/86px-Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg/129px-Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg/172px-Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2824" data-file-height="3927" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito" title="Josip Broz Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a> ruled <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a> from 1945 to 1980</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Countries_often_described_as_dictatorships">Countries often described as dictatorships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Countries often described as dictatorships" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Countries often described as dictatorships"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following countries are described as dictatorships:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Africa_2">Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Africa" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dictatorship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Africa"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/23px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/35px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/45px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/23px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/35px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/20px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/31px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/40px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="570" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, 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