22 brutal dictators you've never heard of
Dec 4, 2016, 23:04 IST
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And while the vast majority of dictators fall short of Hitler- or Stalin-like levels of cruelty, history is rife with oppressors, war criminals, sadists, sociopaths, and morally complacent individuals who ended up as unelected heads of government - to the tragic detriment of the people and societies they ruled.
Here's a look at 22 brutal dictators that you may not have heard of.
A previous version of this article was written with Armin Rosen.