This African dictator once celebrated Christmas in the strangest way
It’s hard to predict whose rise to power will end up plunging a country into dictatorship, and once someone seizes power, there’s no telling just how far they’ll go to…
Why Napoleon wasn’t executed after his defeat at Waterloo
In the modern era, if a military officer took control of a government, went to war and conquered some neighbors before crowning himself emperor, the world would call him a…
Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa
There’s an old saying that says no two true democracies have ever gone to war with each other – and let’s not pretend Russia is a true democracy. One might…
The 5 craziest rumors about North Korea from Kim Jong Un’s first decade
When North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, it left a power vacuum at the top of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s leadership. Kim Jong-Un…
Today in military history: Panama dictator Noriega surrenders to US
On Jan. 3, 1990, former dictator of Panama Manuel Antonio Noriega surrendered to U.S. military troops. Until 1979, it was known as the Panama Canal Zone. By 1989, that area…
These 5 dictators had the worst ends to their reigns of terror
Dictatorships usually end one of two ways: a child takes the place of the elder dictator, or the people rise up and depose their tyrant after years of abuse. One…
5 Reasons King Jong-Un would be hard to replace in North Korea
For three weeks in May 2020, the world speculated about the fate of Kim Jong-Un, North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Many believed he was dead, some say of either complications during surgery or of a heart attack.
None of the rumors were true, ho…
The Death Of Stalin: Unique propaganda footage shows dictator’s funeral
Largely unseen footage of the funeral and official mourning following the death of Soviet leader Josef Stalin is featured in a new documentary, State Funeral, by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa. It’s being shown on Current Time, the Russian-lang…
Meet North Korea’s most powerful woman, Kim Yo Jong: Kim Jong Un’s 30-something sister who could lead the country if something happens to him
As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sought to raise his international standing, a figure seen by his side almost constantly during his meetings with world leaders is none other than his younger sister Kim Yo Jong.
Those frequent appearances…
Check out these ridiculous photos of Kim Jong Un riding a white horse
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had a photoshoot on a white horse on Mt. Paektu, a symbolically important location for his family and for North Korea.
Kim Jong Un has had similar trips and photo shoots before; during one such trip, North Kore…