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Alexander the Great (actual date: 356 to 323)
He was born as a prince in Macedonia, and was tutored by the major Greek philosopher Aristotle. At age 22, he conquered all of Greece and set out to conquer Asia Minor. By the end of his conquering, his empire streched from Greece to India. -
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Julius Caesar (actual date 59 BC)
Major conquorer in Roman times. He conquored all of present day Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, some of middle east, and some of north Africa. After his empire grew to it's highest peak, he nominated himself dictator for life. On March 15th, 44 BC, he was stabbed to death by 60 senators who called themselves "The Liberators". One of these assasinators was Caesar's own adopted son. -
May 1, 742
Charlemagne
Charlemagne untied France and built and empire that consisted of what now is France, Germany, Switzerland, some of Italy, and some of Spain. Charlemagne is remembered mostly as a good leader and uniter of people. -
Apr 5, 1162
Genghis Khan
He had a very brutal beggining. In his lifetime, he united most of Mongolia, and conquered all the way up to Afghanistan. In total he conquered about four times the land the Alexander the Great conquered. -
Apr 7, 1336
Tamurlane
He conquored Persia, Armenia, Georgia, and some of Russia. -
May 7, 1524
Francisco Pizzaro
Spain conquistador who conquered the Incan empire. -
Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean, a ruler of modern-day France, conquered all of France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, and much of Easter Europe. -
King Leopold 2
King of Belgium, he conquored Congo, and got extremely rich doing so. He was dictator of his country and Congo until his death. In total he was responsible for over 2-15 million deaths. -
Kaiser Wilhem 2
Kaiser Wilhem was the last emperor of Germany, and controlled the prussian empire. During World War One, he lost power and his monarchy fell. -
Vladmir Lenin
Vladmir Lenin was a major leader in USSR and later labeled as a dictator for his actions. -
Joseph Stalin
From USSR, leader of a revolutionary regime. He died in office. He was in power from 1924 to 1953. Also responsible for the murder of over 23 million people. -
Adolf Hitler (Start of power)
In pwer from 1933 to 1945. From Germany, responsible for the murder of about 17 million people. He commited suicide and ended his life. He was one of the worst dictators ever to live. -
Francisco Franco
Rose to power during Spanish Civil war, and was dictator after. -
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World War 2
Many of these dictators rose to power/reigned during The Second World War. -
Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo was a general in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War 2. He was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. After World War 2, he was arrested and killed on the 23rd of December, 1948 for Japanese war crimes. -
Yakubu Gowon
Major leader in Nigeria. He took power when one military group lost power, and became a "very powerful leader"
