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1. This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. His anti-Communist stance earned him support from the United States, but when the U.S. found out about his mass killings and lootings, they withdrew their support and gave rebels the offer to help oust him from office, which was refused. Who was this corrupt leader who was sharply criticized by President Carter and removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?
2. Mohamed Suharto currently tops the list for the most funds extorted, which is in the region of $15-$30 billion (in American dollars estimates). He killed over a quarter of a million people following the invasion of East Timor (and many others besides). What country did this extorter of his people's money and murderer of hundreds of thousands come from and rule?
3. As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real "power behind the throne", especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?
4. This "butcher of the Balkans" murdered over 200,000 people and forced millions out of his country. Bill Clinton authorized the CIA to commence the toppling of his regime, which succeeded to an extent. Who is this Serbian criminal whose policy of ethnic cleansing resulted in mass murder?
5. This mass murderer killed between one to three million of his own people. He was one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge. His organization helped make 'Democratic Kampuchea' (as it was called) Cambodia's government. Who was this murderer and extorter that received aid from many international organizations?
6. Josef Stalin, although allied with the Allied Powers during World War II, perhaps killed and tortured more of his own people than anyone, at any time. His paranoia led to purges throughout society and his own administration. Any who were thought to have disobeyed his will were tortured and murdered. Approximately, how many people was Stalin thought to have murdered?
7. Idi Amin killed approximately 300,000 people during his reign and stole millions of dollars from his country and others. He expelled all non-African residents from his country and threated British citizens who lived there. What African nation did the "butcher of Africa" rule?
8. Saddam Hussein killed hundreds of thousands of his own people and hundreds of thousands of Iranians. His regime was bent on the torture and mass murder of his own people. What political party, which he headed, ruled Iraq for more than thirty years and killed hundreds of thousands of people?
9. He was the leader of the North Korean people during the Korean War. Nearly a million people starved to death under his regime. He met with Josef Stalin to plan a preemptive attack strategy against South Korea, but that plan was ultimately rejected. Who was this dictator that had relations with Soviet Russia and began research on nuclear weapons?
10. Adolf Hitler was responsible for sixty million deaths worldwide as a result of World War II and his own killings. "Der Fuhrer" murdered millions of innocent Jews in the Holocaust - and millions of others, too. In an encounter towards the end of WWI, Hitler was supposedly at the mercy of which British soldier, who let him go (as he seemed defenceless)?
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