The BEST episodes of How to Become a Tyrant season 1
Every episode of How to Become a Tyrant season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of How to Become a Tyrant season 1!
To govern with an iron fist, it is necessary to know very well the game of absolute power, as shown by the infamous dictators presented in this documentary series.
#1 - Rule Forever
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2021
Seizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.
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#2 - Control the Truth
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2021
Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship, Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
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#3 - Create a New Society
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2021
Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
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#4 - Crush Your Rivals
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2021
You've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
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#5 - Seize Power
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2021
Interested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.
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#6 - Reign Through Terror
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2021
When keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.
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