LITTLE-KNOWN DICTATORS
The Sometimes Apocryphal Sins of Bolivia's Worst President
Mariano Melgarejo loved four things: sex, booze, gambling and having it all.
Gambian Warriors Fight for a Greener Future
The tiny West African nation is emerging as a model of activism in battling climate change and managing waste.
How to Get Away With Dictatorship in the Age of Democracy
Dozens of men around the world resist the tide of democracy.
Yahya Jammeh: The Worst Dictator You've Never Heard Of
This eccentric African president claims he can cure AIDS.
Islam Karimov: The Tyrant Everyone Is Dying to Woo
The Uzbek strongman can’t seem to commit a crime that would lose him supporters.
Alexander Lukashenko: Europe's Last Dictator
Meet Alexander Lukashenko, the longtime autocrat who’s trying to out-macho Vladimir Putin.
Africa’s Wannabe Mao With a Mustache
He took his country from under Ethiopia’s thumb — and placed it under his own.
Choummaly Sayasone: The L-7 Weenie of Tyrants
This unassuming man runs one of Asia’s economic rising stars with an iron fist.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
Mswati III: The Playboy King
In the first of a series on little-known dictators, we look at Mswati III’s iron fist and fleet of luxury cars.
