Access to this video is a benefit for members through
Up Next
The Dictator's Playbook
Kim Il Sung
Season 1
Episode 1
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?
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:11
See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:11
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:11
Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:11
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:11
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.