Francisco Macias Nguema Pt. 2: Equatorial Guinea

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Francisco Macias Nguema Pt. 2: Equatorial Guinea

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Jun 23, 2020

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They are natural-born-leaders with a never-ending thirst for power. Through force and deceit, they rise through the ranks towards radicalism—eliminating anyone who stands in their way. Every Tuesday, delve into the minds, and motives, behind some of the world’s most infamous leaders in Parcast’s original series, DICTATORS. Each dictator is analyzed in 2-part episodes...with the first giving insight into their rise to power, and the second chronicling the impact of their downfall.

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Ivan the Terrible Pt. 1: Russia: Ivan Vasilyevich the Fourth was crowned Grand Prince of Muscovy at 3 years old after his father died. After a traumatic childhood of chaos and coups, Ivan would crown himself the first Tsar of Russia and go on to create the Russian Empire. The first half of his reign would have made him a legend... if the second half did not turn into a waking nightmare that would earn him the name "Ivan the Terrible." by Dictators
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NEW: Kim Il-sung Pt. 1: North Korea: He rose from anti-Japanese freedom to the leader of a Soviet-led puppet government in North Korea. But just as North Korea gained its independence, Kim Il Sung led the country to the brink of extinction, by dragging it into a costly and destructive civil war against South Korea and the United States. by Dictators
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Ivan the Terrible Pt. 2: Russia: After the death of his beloved first wife, Tsar Ivan the Terrible descended into madness and paranoia. He turned his hatred and fear against his own people dragging the empire he had built with his own hands down into poverty and despair. by Dictators
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Benito Mussolini Pt. 1: Italy: The Italian "Il Duce" had one of the most dramatic transformations of any politician in history. by Dictators
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Welcome to Dictators: Every Tuesday starting January 21st, delve into the minds behind some of the world’s most infamous leaders. Hear more about the men who claimed to love their country, but were intricately responsible for killing millions of their own people. by Dictators
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Vlad the Impaler Pt. 1: Wallachia (Romania): Born between 1428-1431, Vlad the Impaler was abandoned by his father as a boy and betrayed by everyone he trusted. He channeled his resentment into an unquenchable lust for power and violence—eventually becoming the ruler of Wallachia. by Dictators
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Genghis Khan Pt. 1: Mongolia: A nomad exiled from his tribe as a child, Genghis Khan used populism and meritocracy to unite the tribes of the Mongolian Steppe and become the ruler of all of Mongolia from 1206-1227 CE. by Dictators
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Queen Mary I Pt. 2: England: Despite an auspicious early ruling period, Mary’s reign was upended by an event that triggered deep emotional distress. by Dictators
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Benito Mussolini Pt. 2: Italy: Il Duce’s ineffective economic policies left Italy completely unprepared for World War II, and yet he forced the country into it anyway. by Dictators
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Joseph Stalin Pt. 1: Soviet Union: Before he became the leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world, Joseph Stalin was an idealistic, but ruthless revolutionary. by Dictators
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Joseph Stalin Pt. 2: Soviet Union: Now in total power, Joseph Stalin went on to transform the Soviet Union into a modernized country—but at the cost of millions of lives. by Dictators
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Genghis Khan Pt. 2: Mongolia: After uniting the Mongol tribes in 1206, Genghis Khan used his military prowess to assert dominance over the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Jin Dynasty. By 1222, his empire spanned from the Caspian Sea to the Pacific Ocean. by Dictators
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Adolf Hitler Pt. 2: Germany: Once he was appointed Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler was finally in the position to implement his long-awaited vision. by Dictators
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Crossover Week: Kingpins (Manuel Noriega Pt. 1): How did Manuel Noriega rise from nothing to become the drug-smuggling, secret-selling, military dictator of Panama in the 1980s? by Dictators
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Adolf Hitler Pt. 1: Germany: As a young man, nobody would have expected aspiring artist Adolf Hitler to become one of history's cruelest dictators. by Dictators
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Kim Jong-il Pt. 2: North Korea: After carrying the legacy of his father into the 1990s, Kim Jong-il took a defensive stance against the world, isolating North Korea from global affairs. by Dictators
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Crossover Week: Kingpins (Manuel Noriega Pt. 2): He was the Panamanian politician who ran one of the most successful drug and gun trafficking rings in the world in the 1970s and 80s—until an American coup brought him down. by Dictators
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Kim Jong-un Pt. 2: North Korea: As he continued the family legacy of oppression, Kim Jong-un looked to show the world he was more than just a laughing stock. by Dictators
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Augusto Pinochet Pt. 2: Chile: From 1973 to 1990, Augusto Pinochet ruled over Chile with a brutality that left tens of thousands people missing, tortured, or dead. by Dictators
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Kim Il-sung Pt. 2: North Korea: In the aftermath of the Korean War, Kim Il-sung used propaganda and violence to exert total control of North Korea and its people—transforming it into the most isolated nation on earth. by Dictators
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Tiberius Pt. 1: Rome: This legendary ruler of Rome, known for his wickedness and depravity, was never meant to be emperor. by Dictators
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The Sodder Family Tragedy: 75 Years Later (Pt. 1): Early Christmas day in 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to her house on fire. by Dictators
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Jorge Rafael Videla Pt. 2: Argentina: After establishing himself as a military dictator, Videla fought a bloody conflict against citizens of his own country. by Dictators
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Vlad the Impaler Pt. 2: Wallachia (Romania): He purged Wallachia of enemies and retained an iron grip on power in the region. by Dictators
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Idi Amin Pt. 1: Uganda: Growing up in colonial Uganda in the 1930s and ‘40s, Idi Amin chose to embrace his British colonists by joining the British Army. by Dictators
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Queen Mary I Pt. 1: England: As the daughter of England’s most famous king, Mary Tudor spent much of her life in Henry VIII’s shadow, forced to navigate his capricious moods and murderous whims. by Dictators
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Queen Isabella Pt. 2: Castile and Aragon: In the 15th century, Queen Isabella became convinced that heretics and infidels were threatening Christendom. by Dictators
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Nero Pt. 1: Rome: He never wanted to be emperor, but his mother Agrippina was determined to put the young Nero on the throne. by Dictators
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Alfredo Stroessner Pt. 2: Paraguay: He attacked the press, oversaw egregious human rights violations, and even welcomed a notorious Nazi war criminal into his country. by Dictators
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Queen Isabella Pt. 2: England: Tired of playing second fiddle, Isabella decided to turn on her husband and join forces with his enemies: the exiled barons. by Dictators
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Francisco Macias Nguema Pt. 2: Equatorial Guinea

Francisco Macias Nguema Pt. 2: Equatorial Guinea

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