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Preview: Season 1 | 30s
Witness Kim Il Sung's transformation from guerrilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on earth and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations?
Aired: 01/09/19
Video has closed captioning.A Cream Production in association with Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. and PBS.
See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.
Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Preview
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Preview
Watch Manuel Noriega’s rise from his early military days to his dictatorship’s sudden end.
Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Preview
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunges all of Europe into darkness.
Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Preview
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.
Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Prologue
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Prologue
Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.
Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Prologue
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.
Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
Watch Kim Il Sung’s transformation from guerrilla fighter to dictator of North Korea.
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.
