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{{Short description|List of dictators supported or accussed by the United States Government}} |
{{Short description|List of dictators supported or accussed by the United States Government}} |
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In the [[United States history]], there have been times when the [[United States government]] publicly supported or was accused of supporting [[ |
In the [[United States history]], there have been times when the [[United States government]] publicly supported or was accused of supporting [[dictatorship]]s around the world. |
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!Head of state or government |
!Head of state or government |
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|[[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] |
|[[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] |
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|{{nowrap|United States}} |
|{{nowrap|United States}} |
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|1978–1989 |
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|1978-1989 |
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|United States President [[Jimmy Carter]] supported and aided the [[Khmer Rouge]] for half of his term,[[Ronald Reagan]] replaced Jimmy Carter throughout his term. They later denied it. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States Policy on the Khmer Rouge regime, |
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States Policy on the Khmer Rouge regime, 1975–1979 {{!}} Genocide Studies Program |url=https://gsp.yale.edu/case-studies/cambodian-genocide-program/us-involvement/united-states-policy-khmer-rouge-regime-1975 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=gsp.yale.edu}}</ref> |
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|[[Fulgencio Batista]] |
|[[Fulgencio Batista]] |
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|[[President of Cuba]] |
|[[President of Cuba]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|1952–1958 |
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|1952-1958 |
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|The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control [[Cuba]]. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. |
|The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control [[Cuba]]. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. |
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|<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thomas |first=Hugh |date=1987 |title=Cuba: The United States and Batista, |
|<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thomas |first=Hugh |date=1987 |title=Cuba: The United States and Batista, 1952–58 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20672109 |journal=World Affairs |volume=149 |issue=4 |pages=169–175 |issn=0043-8200}}</ref> |
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|[[Ngô Đình Diệm]] |
|[[Ngô Đình Diệm]] |
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|South Vietnam |
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|[[President of South Vietnam]] |
|[[President of South Vietnam]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|1955–1963 |
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|1955 - 1963 |
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|The U.S. government supported [[Ngo Dinh Diem|President Ngo Dinh Diem]] throughout Diem's time in power until [[Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem|Diem was assassinated]] by the U.S. |
|The U.S. government supported [[Ngo Dinh Diem|President Ngo Dinh Diem]] throughout Diem's time in power until [[Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem|Diem was assassinated]] by the U.S. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-03-10 |title=Người Mỹ toan tính gì cho cuộc đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm |url=https://thuviennguyenvanhuong.vn/nguoi-my-toan-tinh-gi-cho-cuoc-dao-chinh-ngo-dinh-diem.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Thư viện Nguyễn Văn Hưởng |language=vi}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-03-10 |title=Người Mỹ toan tính gì cho cuộc đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm |url=https://thuviennguyenvanhuong.vn/nguoi-my-toan-tinh-gi-cho-cuoc-dao-chinh-ngo-dinh-diem.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Thư viện Nguyễn Văn Hưởng |language=vi}}</ref> |
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|[[Muammar Gaddafi]] |
|[[Muammar Gaddafi]] |
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|Libya |
|Libya |
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{{Flag|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} |
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|[[President of Libya]] |
|[[President of Libya]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|Around 2008s |
|Around 2008s |
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|Although relations with [[Libya]] and the |
|Although relations with [[Libya]] and the United States showed signs of deterioration when [[Muhammad Gaddafi]] took power, Gaddafi still exchanged some US government apparatus. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elshayyal |first=Jamal |title=US officials ‘aided Gaddafi’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2011/8/31/secret-files-us-officials-aided-gaddafi |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elshayyal |first=Jamal |title=US officials ‘aided Gaddafi’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2011/8/31/secret-files-us-officials-aided-gaddafi |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[President of South Korea]] |
|[[President of South Korea]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|1979–1982 |
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|1979-1982 |
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|In February 1981, President [[Ronald Reagan]] welcomed South Korean dictator [[Chun Doo-hwan]] to the [[White House]] after [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|Reagan's first inauguration]] one month ago. |
|In February 1981, President [[Ronald Reagan]] welcomed South Korean dictator [[Chun Doo-hwan]] to the [[White House]] after [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|Reagan's first inauguration]] one month ago. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too {{!}} Responsible Statecraft |url=https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/12/14/chun-doo-hwans-bloody-gwangju-legacy-is-americas-problem-too/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=responsiblestatecraft.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The US Didn’t Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did |url=https://jacobin.com/2020/06/gwangju-uprising-korean-war-seventieth-anniversary |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=jacobin.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too {{!}} Responsible Statecraft |url=https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/12/14/chun-doo-hwans-bloody-gwangju-legacy-is-americas-problem-too/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=responsiblestatecraft.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The US Didn’t Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did |url=https://jacobin.com/2020/06/gwangju-uprising-korean-war-seventieth-anniversary |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=jacobin.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[President of Philippines|President of the Philippines]] |
|[[President of Philippines|President of the Philippines]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|Around 1970s |
|Around 1970s – 1980s |
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|The [[Reagan administration]] briefly supported [[Ferdinand Marcos|Marcos]]' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. |
|The [[Reagan administration]] briefly supported [[Ferdinand Marcos|Marcos]]' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. |
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|<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hawes |first=Gary |date=1986 |title=United States Support for the Marcos Administration and the Pressures that made for Change |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25797880 |journal=Contemporary Southeast Asia |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=18–36 |issn=0129-797X}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hawes |first=Gary |date=1986 |title=United States Support for the Marcos Administration and the Pressures that made for Change |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25797880 |journal=Contemporary Southeast Asia |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=18–36 |issn=0129-797X}}</ref> |
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|Leader of Nazi Germany |
|Leader of Nazi Germany |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|1935–1939 |
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|1935-1939 |
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|Before [[World War II|World War 2]] began, both the |
|Before [[World War II|World War 2]] began, both the United States and [[Western Europe]]an countries supported [[Nazi Germany]] against the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did the United States government and American people respond to Nazism? |url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/question/how-did-the-united-states-government-and-american-people-respond-to-nazism |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org |language=en}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did the United States government and American people respond to Nazism? |url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/question/how-did-the-united-states-government-and-american-people-respond-to-nazism |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Leader of the Soviet Union]] |
|[[Leader of the Soviet Union]] |
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|United States |
|United States |
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|1941–1945 |
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|1941-1945 |
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|After the [[Empire of Japan]] [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attacked]] [[Pearl Harbor]] in [[1941]], President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] brought America into [[World War II]], expressing cooperation and aid to the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] in the war on Europe. |
|After the [[Empire of Japan]] [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attacked]] [[Pearl Harbor]] in [[1941]], President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] brought America into [[World War II]], expressing cooperation and aid to the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] in the war on Europe. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S.-Soviet Alliance, |
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S.-Soviet Alliance, 1941–1945 |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/wwii/104430.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:04, 26 April 2024
In the United States history, there have been times when the United States government publicly supported or was accused of supporting dictatorships around the world.
Head of state or government | Country | Title | Supported or accused by | Year(s) | Notes | Ref |
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Saddam Hussein | Iraq | President of Iraq | United States | 1988 | The U.S. military provided aid and support to Saddam Hussein's troops at the request of the then U.S. government. | [1] |
Pol Pot | Khmer Rouge | Prime Minister of Cambodia | United States | 1978–1989 | United States President Jimmy Carter supported and aided the Khmer Rouge for half of his term,Ronald Reagan replaced Jimmy Carter throughout his term. They later denied it. | [2] |
Fulgencio Batista | Cuba | President of Cuba | United States | 1952–1958 | The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control Cuba. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. | [3] |
Ngô Đình Diệm | South Vietnam | President of South Vietnam | United States | 1955–1963 | The U.S. government supported President Ngo Dinh Diem throughout Diem's time in power until Diem was assassinated by the U.S. | [4] |
Muammar Gaddafi | Libya | President of Libya | United States | Around 2008s | Although relations with Libya and the United States showed signs of deterioration when Muhammad Gaddafi took power, Gaddafi still exchanged some US government apparatus. | [5] |
Chun Doo-hwan | South Korea | President of South Korea | United States | 1979–1982 | In February 1981, President Ronald Reagan welcomed South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan to the White House after Reagan's first inauguration one month ago. | [6][7] |
Ferdinand Marcos | Philippines | President of the Philippines | United States | Around 1970s – 1980s | The Reagan administration briefly supported Marcos' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. | [8] |
Adolf Hitler | Germany | Leader of Nazi Germany | United States | 1935–1939 | Before World War 2 began, both the United States and Western European countries supported Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. | [9] |
Joseph Stalin | Soviet Union | Leader of the Soviet Union | United States | 1941–1945 | After the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought America into World War II, expressing cooperation and aid to the Soviet Union and the Allies in the war on Europe. | [10] |
See also
- Foreign relations of the United States
- U.S. policy toward authoritarian governments
- United States involvement in regime change
- United States involvement in regime change in Latin America
References
- ^ Aid, Shane Harris and Matthew M. (2024-05-22). "Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "United States Policy on the Khmer Rouge regime, 1975–1979 | Genocide Studies Program". gsp.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Thomas, Hugh (1987). "Cuba: The United States and Batista, 1952–58". World Affairs. 149 (4): 169–175. ISSN 0043-8200.
- ^ "Người Mỹ toan tính gì cho cuộc đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm". Thư viện Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (in Vietnamese). 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Elshayyal, Jamal. "US officials 'aided Gaddafi'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too | Responsible Statecraft". responsiblestatecraft.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "The US Didn't Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Hawes, Gary (1986). "United States Support for the Marcos Administration and the Pressures that made for Change". Contemporary Southeast Asia. 8 (1): 18–36. ISSN 0129-797X.
- ^ "How did the United States government and American people respond to Nazism?". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "U.S.-Soviet Alliance, 1941–1945". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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