Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. There are now 59 dictatorships in the world. We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated “Not Free” by the Freedom House in their annual survey of freedom. See the interactive map and photos below or click...Read More »
Lee Jae Myung, President of South Korea Assumed office: 4 June 2025 Lee Jae Myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, became President of South Korea after winning the June 2025 election with 49.4% of the vote. A former governor of Gyeonggi Province and previously the mayor of Seongnam, Lee is known for...Read More »
Yamandú Orsi, President of Uruguay Assumed office: 1 March 2025 Yamandú Orsi, a teacher and politician from the left-wing Broad Front coalition, became President of Uruguay in March 2025. Previously the mayor of Canelones Department from 2015 to 2024, he built his political reputation on education, public services, and progressive social policies. His presidency...Read More »
Bongbong Marcos, President of Philippines (elected on May 9, 2022 with 58.8% of the vote) Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to as Bongbong Marcos and by the initials BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th president-elect of the Philippines. He previously served as a senator from 2010...Read More »
Mamady Doumbouya, President of Guinea (since Oct 1, 2021) Mamady Doumbouya (born 4 March 1980) is a Guinean military officer serving as the interim president of Guinea since 1 October 2021. Doumbouya led a coup d’état on 5 September 2021 that overthrew the previous president, Alpha Condé. He is a member of the Guinean...Read More »
Min Aung Hlaing, Prime Minister of Myanmar (since Feb 1, 2021) Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council since seizing power in the February 2021 coup d’état. He took the nominally civilian role of prime...Read More »
Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (takes office on Jun 1, 2019) Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who is the President-elect of El Salvador after winning the 2019 election. He is due to take office on 1 June 2019. Nayib Bukele ran as the candidate...Read More »
Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (since Jan 24, 2019) Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi (born 13 June 1963) is a Congolese politician who is the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the oldest and largest...Read More »
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda (re-elected on Feb 18, 2016 with 60.8% of the vote) Born Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, c. 1944 (Museveni is reportedly unsure of the exact year of his birth), in Ntungamo, Ankole, Uganda; son of Mzeyi Amosi Kaguta (a cattle rancher) and Esteri Kokundeka; married Janet Kataha; children: four. Education:...Read More »
Peristera Batziana, First Lady of Greece (since Jan 26, 2015) Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/26/peristera-batziana-betty-partner-alexis-tsipras-greece-syriza Natasa Pazaiti Karamanli, Former First Lady of Greece (wife of Prime Minister) Anastasia Pazaiti-Karamanli (Greek: Αναστασία Παζαΐτη-Καραμανλή (Anastasía Pazaïti-Karamanlí) (born 1966), is the wife of Kostas Karamanlis, former Prime Minister of Greece. She is a resident general surgeon. She was born in Epanomi,...Read More »
Below is a list of all current female leaders (presidents, prime ministers, queens, governor-generals and chancellors): Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Born July 26, 1944. Louise Lake-Tack was born in St. Phillip’s Parish, Antigua. She was educated at Freetown Government School before attending the Antigua Girls High School in St....Read More »
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