By driving fear into the populaces they rule, dictators drive themselves into a world of paranoia where they must fear those closest to them. Exercises in brutality by dictators like the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi and Uganda’s Idi Amin made them appealing targets for assassination by henchmen or significant others. ‘A Day in the Life of a Dictator’ explores three horrible men’s atrocities and anxieties.
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