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Need some examples? Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proudly referred to himself
as a "man of the people," frequently playing up his humble roots
as the son of a small-town blacksmith. At the start of his reign, Idi Amin drove himself
around Uganda in an open Jeep and was known for showing off
his accordion skills in public events. While Muammar Gaddafi publicly
stayed in touch with his Bedouin roots by dressing in tribal robes and demanding
to stay in a tent when he traveled
as a "man of the people," frequently playing up his humble roots
as the son of a small-town blacksmith. At the start of his reign, Idi Amin drove himself
around Uganda in an open Jeep and was known for showing off
his accordion skills in public events. While Muammar Gaddafi publicly
stayed in touch with his Bedouin roots by dressing in tribal robes and demanding
to stay in a tent when he traveled
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Need some examples?
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Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
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proudly referred to himself
as a "man of the people,"
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frequently playing up his humble roots
as the son of a small-town blacksmith.
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At the start of his reign,
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Idi Amin drove himself
around Uganda in an open Jeep
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and was known for showing off
his accordion skills in public events.
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While Muammar Gaddafi publicly
stayed in touch with his Bedouin roots
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by dressing in tribal robes and demanding
to stay in a tent when he traveled.
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Movie Summary
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
