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5. Do they really? After how long and how bad did it get?

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:56 AM

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Tito (Yugoslavia) 25 years -- died
Pinochet (Argentina) 17 years
Franco (Spain) 37 years - died
Stroessner (Paraguay ) - coup
Portugal -- 48 years coup
Argentina - 7 years, Falkland Islands fiasco ended it
Marcos (Phillippines ) 20 years
Czechoslovakia post WW2 - 40 years

In small countries, it seems like dictators often have a succession of coup, but not really large countries in the Americas or Europe.

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Other countries get rid of dictators, why can't we? [View all] milestogo Thursday OP

Racism. LuvLoogie Thursday #1

The founders never imagined two branches would concede their power to the third. CrispyQ Thursday #2

I think it did have to do with trusting good intentions. Ocelot II Thursday #3

Money. Kid Berwyn Thursday #4

RICHism (sic) Blue Dotty Thursday #8

Do they really? After how long and how bad did it get? JT45242 Thursday #5

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Racism, White Christian Nationalism, Economic self-interests and Education levels walkingman Thursday #7

It takes the people rising up. The system that allowed it can't fix it. Blue Full Moon Thursday #10

Because half the country has had 45 years of brainwashing propaganda to prepare for this. Initech Thursday #11

It might be due to sarisataka Thursday #12