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1. Omar al-Bashir, Sudan. Age 62. In power since 1989. Last years rank: 1 Since February 2003, Bashirs campaign of ethnic and religious persecution has killed at least 180,000 civilians in Darfur in western Sudan and driven 2 million people from their homes. The good news is that Bashir army and the Janjaweed militia that [...]

Top 10 New Statesman Dictators

Posted: 20th June 2007 by All Top 10 in Politics

1. The Western Favourite Dictators: Islam's man of actionZiauddin Sardar on Pervez Musharraf of Pakistanwww.newstatesman.com/200609040030 2. The Dictator on Europe's Doorstep Dictators: Dreaming of the USSRAndrey Kurkov on Alexander Lukashenko of Belaruswww.newstatesman.com/200609040031