1-5 Facts About Cruel Dictators
1. The Dominican Republic, led by dictator Rafael Trujillo, offered to accept between 50,000 and 100,000 Jewish refugees in 1938. Only 645 made it and upon arrival, every new Jewish settler was given 80 acres of land, 10 cows, a mule and a horse. – Source
2. Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe tried to stop a critic of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation by levying ridiculous taxes on his newspaper. The writer retaliated with advertisements printed on trillion-dollar-bills, which was cheaper than actual paper. – Source
3. Peter Tatchell, a British gay rights activist, attempted a citizen’s arrest on Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe in 1999. Tatchell walked up to Mugabe’s motorcade, grabbed the stunned dictator by the arm, and stated calmly, “President Mugabe, you are under arrest for torture.” – Source
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