Modern era Dictator

as late second half of 19th century, term dictator had occasional positive implications. example, when creating provisional executive in sicily during expedition of thousand in 1860, giuseppe garibaldi officially assumed title of dictator (see dictatorship of garibaldi). shortly afterwards, during 1863 january uprising in poland, dictator official title of 4 leaders, first being ludwik mierosławski.

past time, however, term dictator assumed invariably negative connotation. in popular usage, dictatorship associated brutality , oppression. result, used term of abuse against political opponents. term has come associated megalomania. many dictators create cult of personality around , have come grant increasingly grandiloquent titles , honours. instance, idi amin dada, had been british army lieutenant prior uganda s independence britain in october 1962, subsequently styled himself excellency, president life, field marshal al hadji doctor idi amin dada, vc, dso, mc, conqueror of british empire in africa in general , uganda in particular . in movie great dictator (1940), charlie chaplin satirized not adolf hitler institution of dictatorship itself.

the association between dictator , military common one; many dictators take great pains emphasize connections military , wear military uniforms. in cases, legitimate; francisco franco lieutenant general in spanish army before became chief of state of spain; manuel noriega officially commander of panamanian defense forces. in other cases, association mere pretense.