How to Become a Tyrant
TV-MA
7.4
2021
Documentary
, War & Politics
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
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- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage
Episode 6 : Rule Forever
July. 09,2021
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.
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Episode 5 : Create a New Society
July. 09,2021
Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
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Episode 4 : Control the Truth
July. 09,2021
Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
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Episode 3 : Reign Through Terror
July. 09,2021
When keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.
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Episode 2 : Crush Your Rivals
July. 09,2021
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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