The Dictator's Playbook
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Episodes
S1 E1 - Kim Il Sung
June 1, 201854minSee how Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchaseS1 E2 - Saddam Hussein
January 15, 201954minLearn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchaseS1 E3 - Benito Mussolini
January 22, 201954minMeet the man who created fascism, an ideology that would plunge all of Europe into darkness.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchaseS1 E4 - Manuel Noriega
January 29, 201954minWatch Manuel Noriega's rise and fall, from his early military days to his dictatorship's sudden end.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchaseS1 E5 - Francisco Franco
February 5, 201954minLearn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchaseS1 E6 - Idi Amin
February 12, 201954minSee how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build his dictatorship in Uganda.Subscribe to PBS Documentaries or PBS Masterpiece & PBS Documentaries or purchase
