Dictatorship
The term "dictatorship" has a long history, encompassing a wide array of polities—empires, states, nations, and the like. Used extensively since ancient times, the te...
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Dictatorships and democracies have many similarities and far more differences. Dictatorships are basically a government run by one political party and are very totalitarian in their style of governmen...
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Throughout history, leaders have made a great impact on their countries and the world around them. During a time of depression, destruction, and detestation ruled three of the most well-known leader'...
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For several years, it seemed as if the Venezuelan people had gone crazy. Over various election cycles, they gradually had given away their freedom and allowed their madcap president to rule like a ...
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Spain took a bold first step toward addressing one of its darkest chapters _ carving out an agreement that would honor victims on both sides of the Spanish civil war, and the ensuing rightwing dict...
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Buenos Aires (dpa) - A Catholic priest, for the first time, has
been convicted of human rights abuses committed during Argentina's
military dictatorship and sentenced to lif...
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Madrid (dpa) - Spain will remove all symbols paying tribute to the
1939-75 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, media reported
Thursday.
The majority of ...
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Buenos Aires (dpa) - For the first time, a Catholic priest on
Thursday faced charges for alleged human rights violations during
Argentina's military dictatorship.
...
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Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan's suspended chief justice Iftikhar
Chaudhry fuelled opposition to the military rule of President Pervez
Musharraf Sunday, telling a crowd of thous...
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Madrid (dpa) - The Spanish government's attempt to settle the
nation's accounts with the 1939-75 dictatorship of General Francisco
Franco is at the risk of failing.
...
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LISBON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi,
visiting Europe after decades of ostracism by the West, on
Friday condemned the "dictatorship" of the U.N. Security Council
which he blamed...
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LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime
minister Nawaz Sharif returned from exile on Sunday to a
jubilant welcome and to confront President Pervez Musharraf who
has imposed eme...
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LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime
minister Nawaz Sharif, returning from exile to Pakistan where
President Pervez Musharraf is ruling with emergency powers,
vowed on Sunda...
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