Dictatorship

Fascism.

Raul Castro is the dictator in Cuba since Fidel is dead.

George III of England was not considered an "enlightened despot." He ruled strictly for himself.

A benevolent dictator is a dictator whose rules and proposals are seen to be helping the population. A perfect example of such a person would be former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, who improved the economy of Singapore and created much of its current success, even though he ran the country as a police state. People are often very proud when they have a benevolent dictator.

Contrary to the view of Expert Matthew Burgess, the benevolence of dictator has no connection to a dependence on public will. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, widely seen as a benevolent dictator, made numerous changes to the existing power structure and often ignored democratic will.

== == Castro has been in power since 1959, when he overthrew Batista. He stepped down as Cuba's president in 2008.

Dictator's tend to rise from the working class If I remember correctly. Hitler for example, failed to start a revolution. But later became Chancellor of Germany and became the undisputed leader after Hindenburg's death (President of Germany, could have the name wrong).

Dictators usually stay in power through propaganda, totalitarianism, etc. They also usually get the country back on it's feet, so the people don't want him our of office. People also may be loyal to their leader, so If he ever goes bad, the people won't realize or care. If there is any opposition, you will be kill because of totalitarianism.

Cuba, I believe.

Belarus

Brunei

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Fiji

Iran

North Korea

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Syria

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Uzbekistan

Zimbabwe

Communist Nations: Cuba, Democratic Republic Of Korea, Laos, People's Republic Of China, Vietnam

Military Juntas: Egypt, Fiji, Myanmar, Niger

Dictatorships: Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

A Roman office of dictator was a legitimately appointed leader who had supreme authority.

according to my knowledge.. military dictatorship is unlimited government because of the powers they have.

most of the time, dictators make a smokescreen and try to make people believe that they are friendlt but inside they r nor

The comparison between democracy and dictatorship entails comparing the rights enjoyed by the citizens under each. Under dictatorship, the government has the power from the military hence intimidation and oppression is rampant. The plus side is that it boasts lower crime rates. Under democracy, the citizenry are free and enjoy all their basic human rights. The downside though, is that the decision making machinery is slow. The different types of democracy are direct, indirect and elite democracy. The types of dictatorship are Communism, monarchy, oligarchy and fascism.

The United States is a democracy, A government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. It values the principles of social equality and respect for the individual. Although it is not without problems, it's concept and development continues to grow and also continues to attrack individuals and their families from all over the globe.

It is just unfortunate, that a few within it continue to dwell on the past instead of acknowleding the accommplisments made through of such a diverse population. Democracy in its purist form will continue to develop in the United States as individuals develop a common purpose, common cause mentality; learning from the past, putting it aside, and moving on to the future for the benefit of all.

who ever takes power first and can keep control.

Yes, It is a parlementary democracy headed by a president and prime minister.

The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

In one sense, there really is no similarity beyond that there is some form of leader or group of leaders of many people, and that the governed have some mechanism(s) to replace faulty government - Democracy votes, Dictatorships are forced to revolt or otherwise force the leader out of office. However, Democracy and a Dictatorship are two polar opposite forms of government. One is government of the people, by the people, where all of the governed choose representatives to speak in public office, vote, and generally agree on decisions before they are made. Each part of a democratic government holds a part of the power, and the people can take that power away and give it to somebody that they deem more fit for the task. In a dictatorship, there is a sole leader. A specific person or group usually chooses that leader, or in some cases, that leader takes over by force. The leader does not need to listen to their people, they make their own decisions. There is no share of power; the dictator has absolute power, including over their own position as dictator. While both are perfectly capable of both great good and great corruption, the way in which they work by bare definition is exactly opposite from one another.

The dictator decides who gets to do what.

Because China does not allow dissent. In other words, the society is governed by an authority that has absolute power over its citizens, which is the definition of an authoritarian government.

In communist countries, towns of those countries. And even more relevant, in common households. Rebellious children are usually a result of controlling and dictating parents... Having a father who believes in communism drove me right out of that house.

the puritan leader that abolished the monarchy and ruled as a military dictator was Oliver Cromwell.

Mostly through control of the military (and through that the people). Once one man (or woman) has full control of a countries' military it is all over for them, the people can't really do anything without running the chance of getting killed. No opposition, no resistance, means full power. The only thing that could break the deal by this point would be a war in which the country is beaten into the ground by another country (or by assassination but then someone else could take the dictator's place).

Dic + tator/ abusing his power

Yes Stalin was a dictator.

After the revolution the USSR was a democratic communist state but the elite took control of the state and it became another oligarchy like any other. The first dictator of communist Russia was Lenin but when he died Starlin took over. Stalin was an imperialist as well as a dictator which is against the ideology of communism.

For this reason communists distance their views from those of Stalin as he only used communist propaganda to remain as head of state.

However it can be argued that Stalin was not entirely a dictator as he was unable to gain complete power in the USSR. He was never technically head of government and he could still be removed by legal means if anyone challenged the regime. This almost occurred in 1934 just before the Kirov Affair, with Kirov seeming to be a realistic candidate to take the post of general secretary from Stalin.

There was also brutal opposition to many of his policies including collectivisation and his attacks on the church, and in the later case he even abandoned his policy against the church during the second world war to further patriotism. He was unable to gain full control.