#dictatorship

#dictatorship

At first sight, few suspected that Francisco Franco might become a strongman capable of imposing a brutal dictatorship across four decades.

Graciela Maria Ferreira or Grachu to her loved ones is late with the rent again, and she needs the money now. Unfortunately, she's spent her last dollars on a plush couch and her landlord is waiting on her doorstep. Grachu isn't always a believer but today she needs God to find her a new job. So begins Hailstones Fell Without Rain Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut, and the second published novel by a Uruguayan-Australian writer.

Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel The Feast of the Goat delves into the brutal regime of Rafael Trujillo, examining how the scars of dictatorship endure after its fall.

Franco felt obliged to make a gesture of some sort during the Second World War. In an act of solidarity with Nazi Germany, he agreed to put Spain's clocks forward by an hour.

The missiles have stopped, for now. But peace has not followed. In Iran, the regime's war against its own people never pauses. It only shifts tactics.

Despite being labeled a dictator internationally, Nayib Bukele remains remarkably popular, with an approval rating over 80% since 2019, showcasing a unique political stability.