The World's Dictators in 2010
Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated "Not Free" by the Freedom House in their annual survey of freedom.
Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, elected on Feb 7, 2010
Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia since January 18, 2010
George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece since October 6, 2009
Yukio Hatoyama,
Prime Minister of Japan. Took office on Sept 16, 2009
Ricardo Martinelli
President of Panama. Took office on July 1, 2009
Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador since June 1, 2009
Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal since May 25, 09
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa since May 9, 2009
NajibRazak, Prime Minister of Malaysia since Apr 3, 2009
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel since Apr 2009
Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh sworn in on February 12, 2009
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States; sworn in on January 20, 2009
John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand
November 2008
Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives.
november 11, 2008
Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
September 24, 2008
Mr. Somchai Wongsawat, Prime Minister of Thailand
September 17, 2008
ASIF ALI ZARDARI, President of PakistanSept 6, 2008
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Below is a list of countries classified as NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) by the Freedom House:
Algeria - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
Angola - Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola
Azerbaijan - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
Belarus - Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
Brunei - Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
Cambodia - His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
Cameroon - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
Chad - Idriss Deby, President of Chad
China - Hu Jintao, President of China
Congo, Dem. Rep. of - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of Congo
Côte d'Ivoire - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba - Raul Castro, President of Cuba
Egypt - Hosny Mubarak, President of Egypt
Equatorial Guinea - OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
Guinea - Lansana Conte, President of Guinea
Iran - Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad, President of Iran
Iraq - Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq
Kazakhstan - Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
Laos - Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone, President
Libya - Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, Leader of Libya
Myanmar (Burma) - Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (Burma)
North Korea - Kim Jong-il, President of North Korea
Oman - Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
Pakistan - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan
Qatar - Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
Russia - Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, President of Russia
Rwanda - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
Saudi Arabia - King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
Somalia - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia
Sudan - Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
Swaziland - Mswati III, King of Swaziland
Syria - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
Tajikistan - Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
Thailand - Surayut Chulanon, Royal Prime Minister of Thailand
Togo - Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, President of Togo
Tunisia - Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia
Turkmenistan - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Uzbekistan - Islam Abdughanievich Karimov, President of Uzbekistan
Vietnam - Nong Duc Manh, President of Vietnam
Zimbabwe - Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe
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