Muammar Gaddafi’s bloody reign has ended, but how does he compare with history’s other tyrants? From Mao to Hitler to Saddam Hussein, see the dictators with the most lethal regimes.
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13. Enver Pasha
Turkey
Death toll: 1.1 million to 2.5 million Years in power: 5 (1913-1918) Worst offense:Armenian genocide Type of regime: Military
Cause of death: Killed in battle (according to most accounts)
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12. Kim Il Sung
North Korea
Death toll: 1.6 million Years in power: 46 (1948-1994) Worst offense: Korean War Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Heart attack
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11. Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Death toll: 1.7 million Years in power: 24 (1945-1969) Worst offense: Vietnam War Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Heart failure
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10. Pol Pot
Cambodia
Death toll: 1.7 million to 2.4 million Years in power: 4 (1975-1979) Worst offense: Cambodian genocide Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Unconfirmed
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9. Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Death toll: 2 million Years in power: 34 (1969-2003) Worst offense: Kurdish genocide Type of regime: Authoritarian Cause of death: Executed
8. Yahya Khan
Pakistan
Death toll: 2 million to 12 million Years in power: 2 (1969-1971) Worst offense: Bangladesh genocide Type of regime: Military Cause of death: Unknown
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7. Tojo Hideki
Japan
Death toll: 4 million Years in power: 3 (1941-1944) Worst offense: WWII civilian genocide Type of regime: Military Cause of death: Executed
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6. Vladimir Lenin
USSR
Death toll: 4 million Years in power: 7 (1917-1924) Worst offense: Russian Civil War Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
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5. Hirohito
Japan
Death toll: 6 million Years in power: 62 (1926-1989) Worst offense: Nanking Massacre Type of regime: Monarchy Cause of death: Cancer
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4. Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Death toll: 10 million Years in power: 18 (1928-1949) Worst offense:228 Massacre Type of regime: Military Cause of death: Kidney failure
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3. Adolf Hitler
Germany
Death toll: 17 million to 20 million Years in power: 11 (1934-1945) Worst offense: The Holocaust Type of regime: Fascist Cause of death: Suicide
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2. Joseph Stalin
USSR
Death toll: 40 million to 62 million Years in power: 12 (1941-1953) Worst offense:Gulag camps Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Heart attack
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1. Mao Zedong
China
Death toll: 45 million to 75 million Years in power: 34 (1943-1976) Worst offense:Great Chinese Famine Type of regime: Communist Cause of death: Heart attack
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