How History's Most Notorious Tyrants Took Control | XL Documentary

What turns a ruler into a tyrant, and how do brutal leaders seize power and hold onto it? This documentary series examines some of the most notorious dictators and authoritarian figures in modern history, including Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, Kim Jong-il, Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo, Papa Doc Duvalier and Osama bin Laden. Through dramatic reconstruction, archive footage, expert testimony and accounts from survivors and eyewitnesses, it investigates the personalities, propaganda, violence and political tactics behind their rise. From Stalin's reign of terror and Saddam Hussein's ruthless elimination of rivals to the personality cult surrounding North Korea's leadership, the series asks whether these men were shaped by circumstances or predisposed to brutality, and why millions followed, obeyed or feared them. -- Welcome to the official Get.factual youtube channel! 🌍 We are a documentary streaming channel covering history, science, technology, and nature. Explore worlds distant, forgotten, and unknown; from the depths of ocean trenches to the far reaches of the cosmos. New uploads of full-length documentaries and docu-series every week! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/GetfactualSUB 00:00:00 Intro Evolution of Evil 00:00:25 Papa Doc 00:49:44 Joseph Stalin 01:39:08 Mao Zedong 02:28:33 Osama Bin Laden 03:17:35 Adolf Hitler 04:06:44 Kim Jong-Il 04:55:39 Saddam Hussein 05:44:50 Hideki Tojo 06:34:03 Benito Mussolini 07:22:59 Muammar Gaddafi