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{{Short description|List of dictators supported or accussed by the United States Government}} | {{Short description|List of dictators supported or accussed by the United States Government}} |
In the [[United States history]], there have been times when the [[United States government]] publicly supported or was accused of supporting [[Dictatorship|dictatorships]] around the world. | In the [[United States history]], there have been times when the [[United States government]] publicly supported or was accused of supporting [[Dictatorship|dictatorships]] around the [[World]]. |
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!Head of state or government | !Head of State or Government |
!Country | !Country |
!Title | !Title |
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|[[Saddam Hussein]] | |[[Saddam Hussein]] |
|Iraq | |{{Flag|Iraq}} |
|[[President of Iraq]] | |[[President of Iraq]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1988 | |1988 |
|The [[U.S. military]] provided aid and support to [[Saddam Hussein]]'s troops at the request of the then [[U.S. government]]. | |The [[U.S. military]] provided aid and support to [[Saddam Hussein]]'s troops at the request of the then [[U.S. government]]. |
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|[[Pol Pot]] | |[[Pol Pot]] |
|Khmer Rouge | |{{Flag|Democratic Kampuchea|name=Khmer Rouge}} |
|[[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] | |[[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] |
|{{nowrap|United States}} | |{{nowrap|{{Flag|United States|1896}}}} |
|1978-1989 | |1978-1989 |
|[[United States President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] supported and aided the [[Khmer Rouge]] for half of his term,[[Ronald Reagan]] replaced Jimmy Carter throughout his term. They later denied it. | |[[United States President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] supported and aided the [[Khmer Rouge]] for half of his term,[[Ronald Reagan]] replaced Jimmy Carter throughout his term. They later denied it. |
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|[[Fulgencio Batista]] | |[[Fulgencio Batista]] |
|Cuba | |{{Flag|Cuba}} |
|[[President of Cuba]] | |[[President of Cuba]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1952-1958 | |1952-1958 |
|The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control [[Cuba]]. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. | |The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control [[Cuba]]. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. |
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|{{Flag|South Vietnam}} | |{{Flag|South Vietnam}} |
|[[President of South Vietnam]] | |[[President of South Vietnam]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1955 - 1963 | |1955 - 1963 |
|The U.S. government supported [[Ngo Dinh Diem|President Ngo Dinh Diem]] throughout Diem's time in power until [[Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem|Diem was assassinated]] by the U.S. | |The U.S. government supported [[Ngo Dinh Diem|President Ngo Dinh Diem]] throughout Diem's time in power until [[Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem|Diem was assassinated]] by the U.S. |
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|[[Muammar Gaddafi]] | |[[Muammar Gaddafi]] |
|Libya | |{{Flag|Libya}} |
{{Flag|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} | {{Flag|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} |
|[[President of Libya]] | |[[President of Libya]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|Around 2008s | |Around 2008s |
|Although relations with [[Libya]] and the [[United States]] showed signs of deterioration when [[Muhammad Gaddafi]] took power, Gaddafi still exchanged some US government apparatus. | |Although relations with [[Libya]] and the [[United States]] showed signs of deterioration when [[Muhammad Gaddafi]] took power, Gaddafi still exchanged some US government apparatus. |
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|[[Chun Doo-hwan]] | |[[Chun Doo-hwan]] |
|South Korea | |{{Flag|South Korea}} |
|[[President of South Korea]] | |[[President of South Korea]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1979-1982 | |1979-1982 |
|In February 1981, President [[Ronald Reagan]] welcomed South Korean dictator [[Chun Doo-hwan]] to the [[White House]] after [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|Reagan's first inauguration]] one month ago. | |In February 1981, President [[Ronald Reagan]] welcomed South Korean dictator [[Chun Doo-hwan]] to the [[White House]] after [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|Reagan's first inauguration]] one month ago. |
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|[[Ferdinand Marcos]] | |[[Ferdinand Marcos]] |
|Philippines | |{{Flag|Philippines}} |
|[[President of Philippines|President of the Philippines]] | |[[President of Philippines|President of the Philippines]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|Around 1970s - 1980s | |Around 1970s - 1980s |
|The [[Reagan administration]] briefly supported [[Ferdinand Marcos|Marcos]]' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. | |The [[Reagan administration]] briefly supported [[Ferdinand Marcos|Marcos]]' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. |
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|[[Adolf Hitler]] | |[[Adolf Hitler]] |
|Germany | |{{Flag|Nazi Germany}} |
|Leader of Nazi Germany | |Leader of Nazi Germany |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1935-1939 | |1935-1939 |
|Before [[World War II|World War 2]] began, both the [[United States]] and [[Western Europe|Western European]] countries supported [[Nazi Germany]] against the [[Soviet Union]]. | |Before [[World War II|World War 2]] began, both the [[United States]] and [[Western Europe|Western European]] countries supported [[Nazi Germany]] against the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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|[[Joseph Stalin]] | |[[Joseph Stalin]] |
|Soviet Union | |{{Flag|Soviet Union}} |
|[[Leader of the Soviet Union]] | |[[Leader of the Soviet Union]] |
|United States | |{{Flag|United States}} |
|1941-1945 | |1941-1945 |
|After the [[Empire of Japan]] [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attacked]] [[Pearl Harbor]] in [[1941]], President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] brought America into [[World War II]], expressing cooperation and aid to the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] in the war on Europe. | |After the [[Empire of Japan]] [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attacked]] [[Pearl Harbor]] in [[1941]], President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] brought America into [[World War II]], expressing cooperation and aid to the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] in the war on Europe. |
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