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Rahmon's regime has "breathtaking" corruption, while Islamic militants destabilize this impoverished country's stability
The world's enduring dictators: Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan
The Karimov regime is being wooed by the West for its energy reserves, while trying to whitewash its bad public image
The world's enduring dictators: Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan
Despite his bad human rights record, Nazarbayev tries to position oil-rich Kazakhstan as an important player on the world stage
The world's enduring dictators: Idriss Deby, Chad
Despite abundant oil, uranium and gold, Deby's Chad has remained one of the world's poorest countries during his 21-year rule
The world's enduring dictators: Omar Bashir, Sudan
Bashir is the only sitting world leader with an outstanding arrest warrant from the ICC, for crimes committed in Darfur
The world's enduring dictators: Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Iran
For all of President Ahmadinejad's bluster, the man truly in control of Iran is Khamenei, and his open-ended rule is absolute
The world's enduring dictators: Mswati III, Swaziland
One of the few absolute true monarchs, King Mswati III lives an opulent life while his country remains one of the poorest
The world's enduring dictators: Blaise Campaore, Burkina Faso
A disciple of Muammar Qaddafi, Campaore has followed the tyrant's playbook closely, crushing dissent at every turn
The world's enduring dictators: Yoweri Museveni, Uganda
While proclaiming himself the only man who can keep the peace in Uganda, his security forces violently crackdown on protestors
The world's enduring dictators: Paul Biya, Cameroon
The 77-year-old appointed successor of another dictator had the constitution changed making him immune for prosecution
The world's enduring dictators: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatorial Guinea
Obiang Nguema has fueled his violent, oppressive rule with oil money, and is one of the few dictators accused of cannibalism
The world's enduring dictators: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
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