Who has been the worst Latin American dictator and why?

Question

In the twenty century

Answer 1

The competition is too stiff for me to pick someone for the number one spot but the leading contenders are: Daniel Ortega, Fidel Castro, Juan Peron and Jean Duvalier. Hugo Chavez (in no particular order). All on the list for what I hope are obvious reasons.

Answer 2

I would say that Panama´s Noriega was the worst. He killed more people than even Pinochet in Chile and engaged in more corrupt activities than any other dictator. And most of the time, almost until the end, the U.S. government supported him and turned their heads the other way during all these activities, which caused him to become bolder and bolder.

Answer 3

Pinochet? I dunno, that's a hard one. There have been so many slime ball dictators in South America; so many of them not-so-secretly supported by our government.

the good news is South Americans are standing up for their rights more, and may eventually have the good sense to become a federal Republic like the USA. Though I'm sure there are many in the USA who would be intimidated by this and try to prevent it.

Personally, I agree with Ronald Reagan's words (though not his actions): he said "Everywhere people want to be free." Too bad he had to quietly work against this...

Answer 4

Pinochet

Answer 5

what moron's people are... they spout off on history, but haven't read anything...

try batista in cuba before the revolution helped free the cuban people...

trujillo in the domincan republic...

pinochet is on the list, in fact, maybe the worst...

basically, all of the dictators that have been established by the united states gov't/industry after their democratic leaders were assasinated by same...

Answer 6

Pinochet in Chile and Rios Montt in Guatemala. Both put in after the CIA ousted Marxist leaders and both genocidal and tyrannical in rule.

Answer 7

they do no longer look. this is one in all their greatest errors. fidel grew to become into as quickly as slowly seizing distinctive countries, like nicaragua, grew to become into as quickly as close to friends with michael manley, bishop from grenada fidel grew to become into as quickly as interior the verge of seizing el salvador, collectively as the soviet union fell in parts. in any different case, fidel could be at recent interior the white place of abode on the different hand of obama Why is it worse ? Very smart. fidel is comunist. those, something assume the will of increasing their dominion. Pinochet did no longer try this. as nicely, Pinochet made a well-known votation, and provided that the result have been in opposition to him, he had the decency of leaving the federal government to a civilian corporation. this is chuffed that appropriate it is the chosen by utilising potential of something it believes in, to rule Cuba fidel has never finished that

Answer 8

Usually we support any tin pot dictator who will play ball with us until he gets out of line and gets overthrown by his population . Then when the leftists take over we cry about the lack of our style of democracy, when we are really sad about losing influence.

Answer 9

The ones that the USA installed, Pinochet takes some beating, or should i say gave.

Answer 10

Does Cuba count? If so , Castro. He has clung to La Revolution ideals while the world has passed it by and he has tortured, killed, and impovershed the country in sticking to his dogmatic beliefs.