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A benevolent dictator may allow for some civil liberties or democratic decision-making to exist, such as through public referendums or elected representatives with limited power and can make preparations for a transition to genuine democracy during or after their term. [1] [need quotation to verify]
[168] With the 2017 Constituent National Assembly poised to declare itself the governing body of Venezuela, [169] the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned President Maduro, labeled him a dictator, and prevented him from entering the United States. [94] Chilean president Sebastián Piñera also labeled Maduro a dictator. [170]
The best 10% and worst 10% remain unchanged from their 2018 poll (top five: F. D. Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington, T. Roosevelt, Jefferson; bottom five: A. Johnson, Buchanan, Trump, Harding, Pierce). 41% of the scholars polled said that if a president were to be added to Mount Rushmore, it should be FDR. 63% believed that the president should be ...
Former President Donald Trump signaled openness Monday to bringing on three big-name national security specialists into his administration if elected the 47th chief executive next month.
Trump falsely claimed he won the 2020 election; if he wins in 2024, then America’s president will likely be at war with the central premise of American democracy: that free and fair elections ...
The US president fielded the question at the end of his press conference on Wednesday following a landmark meeting between the two leaders for the first time in a year after months of preparation ...
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] The incumbent president is Donald Trump , who assumed office on January 20, 2025 . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were ...
Bashar al-Assad [a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer, and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown by Syrian rebels in December 2024.