Augusto Pinochet vs. Jorge Videla

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Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause: Dictators of History

World History Broadcasts

22 episodes

2 days ago

Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause is a history podcast obsessed with history's greatest dictators. The hosts have created a knockout competition to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. Each episode features a match-up of two dictators where the hosts discuss the life and times of each leader. The loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament and each winner remains in the contest to be named history's greatest dictator.

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Augusto Pinochet vs. Jorge Videla

Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause: Dictators of History

37 minutes 22 seconds

3 months ago

Augusto Pinochet vs. Jorge Videla

The hosts discuss the lives and legacies of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Argentinian dictator Jorge Videla.

The hosts explore Pinochet's rise within the military, the coup overthrowing his Marxist President, his tactic of 'disappearing' his opponents and Chile's 'miraculous' economy. They also discuss Videla's military junta, his contribution to Operation Condor, the involvement of the CIA & Pope Francis, the Falklands War and Videla's eventual downfall.

These two dictators battle it out in Round 10 of the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.