, Thursday, June 20, 2013
With Sacha Baron Cohen's latest irreverent flick, "The Dictator", hitting theaters this week, WTOP decided to examine totalitarian fashion after seeing Buzzfeed's genius list. Check out our Top 10 most ridiculous despotic looks.
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia from June 15, 1888 to Nov. 9, 1918 (Photo Courtesy of the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)
Rafael Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic from May, 18 1942 to Aug. 16, 1952 (Photo Courtesy of LatinAmericaStudies.org)
Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan from Nov. 2, 1990 until his death in 2006 (Photo Courtesy of Banktrack.org)
Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire from Nov. 24, 1965 to May 16, 1997 (Photo Courtesy WebLibre.org)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President and self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa from Feb. 22, 1921 to Nov. 3, 1996 (Photo Courtesy of Datosfreak.org)
Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from March 4, 1980 to 1987 and then president from 1987 to present (Photo Courtesy ZimbabweSituation.org)
Mohammed VI, King of Morocco from July, 23 1999 to present (Photo Courtesy of Bellaciao.org)
Idi Amin, President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 (Photo Courtesy of RoyalAfricanSociety.org)
Moammar Gadhafi, Brotherly Leader of Libya from March 2, 1979 to Aug. 23 2011. He came to power in 1969 after a military coup, but did not receive his most recent title until a decade later. (Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia.org)
Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader of North Korea from July 8, 1994 to Dec. 17, 2011 (Photo Courtesy of ArcadiaFoundation.org)
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Sweden's Princess Madeleine weds New York banker Christopher O'Neill. -
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An estimated 100,000 people watched Saturday's parade through D.C. -
Country music honors its best at a star-studded, musically-charged night.
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Photos from the third race of the Triple Crown.
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Heavy rainfall has caused deadly flooding in Europe. -
The latest culinary craze sweeping America is the Cronut.
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Some of D.C.'s most interesting and obscure memorials and sculptures. -
Videos of those auditioning to perform outside Metro stations. -
Faces of the 86th National Spelling Bee. -
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Scenes from the 66th annual event. -
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The aftermath in Moore, Okla. -
A red carpet rivaling the Oscars. -
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Three women who were missing for up to a decade are found.
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Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest. -
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movie weddings. -
What you shouldn't buy your kids. -
WTOP staffers bring their kids into the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. -
The Holocaust Museum marks 20 years in Washington. -
A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon. -
A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up. -
Scenes from the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. -
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A 2013 position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals. -
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Consumer Reports rated the best and worst cars for your money.