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[[File:TheLeader.jpg|thumb|The dictator of [[Britain]] on [[Inferno Earth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')]] | [[File:TheLeader.jpg|thumb|The dictator of [[Britain]] on [[Inferno Earth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')]] | ||
A '''dictator''' was the absolute ruler of a government. | A '''dictator''' was the absolute ruler of a government. | ||
In [[BC#1st century B.C.|44 BC]], Julius Caesar was made the Dictator of Rome for life. It was the highest office the [[Roman Republic]] and was usually only granted for short periods of time during emergencies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'') | |||
[[Joseph Stalin]] was a [[communism|communist]] dictator of the [[Soviet Union]]. He served as the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | [[Joseph Stalin]] was a [[communism|communist]] dictator of the [[Soviet Union]]. He served as the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | ||
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