S1E2 Crush Your Rivals
You've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
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#2
S1E6
Rule Forever
Seizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.
#3
S1E1
Seize Power
Interested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.
- 4. S1E3 "Reign Through Terror"
- 5. S1E4 "Control the Truth"
- 6. S1E5 "Create a New Society"
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#6
S1E5
Create a New Society
Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
- 5. S1E4 "Control the Truth"
- 4. S1E3 "Reign Through Terror"
- 3. S1E1 "Seize Power"
- 2. S1E6 "Rule Forever"
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Top Standout: S1E2 Crush Your Rivals
Most Infamous: S1E1 Seize Power
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