HISTORY : Question about Dictatorships
hexola
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Wed Sep-22-04 09:30 PM
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HISTORY : Question about Dictatorships
Do dictators generally transfer power sucessfully? How likely would it have been that Saddam could have actually transfered power to one of his sons?
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Wed Sep-22-04 09:32 PM
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1. the only successful dictatorship-dynasty transition
in modern times is North Korea's Kim Il Sung tranferring to Kin Jong Il. Unless I am mistaken the odds are usually weighed heavier towards "killed by military advisors" or "banished". Both the Spanish (Franco) and Portuguese (Salazar) dictatorships dies with their figureheads.
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Wed Sep-22-04 09:35 PM
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that the Bushies discarded the arguement that we had to go to Iraq b/c Saddam's sons were going to take over rather quickly. I think even they knew it didn't really fly.
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Thu Sep-23-04 08:21 AM
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5. Actually Salazar's regime outlived him in Portugal
My memory is a little hazy but I think he was succeeded by Caetano (sp?) for a few years before the 1974 revolution brought democracy.
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Thu Sep-23-04 08:32 AM
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6. Don't forget the Duvaliers
Baby "Doc" ruled Haiti from 1971 until 1986.
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Wed Sep-22-04 10:34 PM
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3. Assad just died in Syria
ad his son took over. I don't know if you'd call a king a dictator, I guess so, but the king of Jordan died recently and his son took over.
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Thu Sep-23-04 08:07 AM
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4. Why didn't we just wait until Saddam died...?
Seems like a better point to try to institute democracy...Doesn't seem like Uday or Quasay had the same meddle as the Saddam...
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