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Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Prologue

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.
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Idi Amin
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Season 1 Episode 6
Idi Amin
See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.
Francisco Franco
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Season 1 Episode 5
Francisco Franco
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Manuel Noriega
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Manuel Noriega
Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.
Benito Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.
Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
Kim Il Sung
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Season 1 Episode 1
Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.
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