10 Worst Dictators In Power Today
6. Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela)
Nicolás Maduro Moros is the sitting president of Venezuela who took the office following the death of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Chávez famously transformed the Venezuelan government into a dictatorship under his rule when he nationalised just about everything in 1999 with a new constitution. From that time forward, Venezuela was effectively a dictatorship, so Maduro's continuation of an authoritarian system of government surprised nobody.
Maduro isn't just a dictator: he's a really bad dictator who has presided over one of the worst economic downturns in Western history. The inflation rate soared while everyday goods and sundries dwindled in supply across the country. This has resulted in a large population of hungry and malnourished people who refer to their situation as the "Maduro Diet."
Food scarcity is only one problem thanks to corruption and horrible economic policies, the bolívar, Venezuela's national currency, was devalued in August 2018 by 95% and the nation's currency was tied to cryptocurrency. Meanwhile, Maduro is eating well and living like a King... which is pretty much what he is.
On August 4, 2018, there was an assassination attempt made via drones armed with explosives, which suggests the level of desperation he has placed his people into thanks to his dictatorship.