Family Dictatorship

When the dictator of a family dictatorship dies, one of his relatives (usually his Son ) becomes the new ruler of the country. This transition often occurs after years of "grooming" the dictator's successor as Heir Apparent .

What makes a family dictatorship unique is that this succession is not formally enshrined in law, as it is in a Monarchy .

SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS OF POWER

Dates in parentheses denote the period of rule.

( 1653 - 1658 ) succeeded by his son Richard Cromwell ( 1658 - 1659 )

( 1937 - 1947 , 1950 - 1956 ) succeeded by his son Luis Somoza Debayle ( 1956 - 1963 ). There was also a third Somoza president, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ( 1967 - 1972 , 1974 - 1979 ), though he did not directly succeed the other two.

( 1948 - 1994 ) succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il ( 1994 - )

( 1957 - 1971 ) succeeded by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier ( 1971 - 1986 )

( 1971 - 2000 ) succeeded by his son Bashar Al-Assad ( 2000 - )

( 1993 - 2003 ) succeeded by his son Ilham Aliyev ( 2003 - )

( 1997 - 2001 ), succeeded by his son Joseph Kabila ( 2001 -)

succeeded his father Gnassingbé Eyadéma as President on February 5 , 2005 . Under international pressure, Faure had to resign on February 25 , 2005 , but he won an election in April and was sworn in again in May.

Indirect successions

( 1928 - 1975 ) indirectly succeeded by his son Chiang Ching-kuo ( 1975 - 1988 )

(Prime Minister 1959 - 1990 ), was indirectly succeeded by his son Lee Hsien Loong (2004-). During the fourteen years gap between their tenures (1990-2004), Goh Chok Tong was the Prime Minister, while Lee Kuan Yew remained in the Cabinet as Senior Minister (1990- 2004 ), and later served as Minister Mentor in his son's Cabinet (2004-).

UNSUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS OF POWER

's original heir, his eldest son Mao Anying , was killed during the Korean War .

's heir apparent was his son Nicu Ceauşescu .

's heir apparent was his son Uday and latter the second oldest son Qusay. Saddam was removed from power in 2003 and both son's were killed.

PROSPECTIVE FAMILY DICTATORSHIPS

introduced his son Gamal Mubarak into the leadership of the National Democratic Party. Succession is considered probable, even certain, by many, although this prospect has been officially downplayed.

rumoured to be considering transferring power to one of his three eldest sons ( Muhammad Qaddafi , Al-Saadi Qaddafi , or Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi ), or to his daughter, Ayesha Qaddafi .

rumoured to transfer power to his son Kim Jong-nam or his son Kim Jong-chul .

likely to transfer power to his daughter Dunya Maumoon or Brother Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom .

as a major player in the Cuban Revolution is likely to inherit power from Fidel Castro , if his brother becomes disabled or dies.

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