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22. Pol Pot died peacefully in his sleep in a grass hut in northern Cambodia

Reply to surfered (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 09:25 PM

Apr 30

Idi Amin died of natural causes
Stalin died of a stroke
Duvalier died of a heart attack
Kim 1 died in his sleep. Kim 2 died in his sleep
Mao died in his sleep
Suharto and Sukarno died in their sleep
Franco died in his sleep
Pinochet died of natural causes

Most dictators do not die in ways we want.

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Seems like all those awful dictators come [View all] leftyladyfrommo Apr 30 OP

The Romanovs The Wizard Apr 30 #1

seems like it takes a while... stillcool Apr 30 #2

Nero, Hitler, Mussolini, Pol Pot, Nicolae Ceausescu, surfered Apr 30 #3

Alexander the Great eventually fell. So did Napoleon. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 30 #5

They all did great damage along the way... lame54 Apr 30 #9

Pol Pot died peacefully in his sleep in a grass hut in northern Cambodia AZLD4Candidate Apr 30 #22

Will the Trump name become the most hated name in US history? Irish_Dem Apr 30 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author leftyladyfrommo Apr 30 #6

He is definitely one for the history books. leftyladyfrommo Apr 30 #7

I know, it is difficult to fully comprehend what we are seeing. Irish_Dem Apr 30 #8

I don't expect there to be a library. soldierant Apr 30 #20

Good day to celebrate: Adolf offed Hassler Apr 30 #10

And to the end he was saying the German people let him down and did not do enough.. uff... mitch96 Apr 30 #11

Hope Iamscrewed Apr 30 #12

To quote a very wise man, Mahatme Ghandi: the nelm Apr 30 #13

If I had only one wish to meet someone from the past...... Butterflylady Apr 30 #18

Only when Americans feel the pain Keepthesoulalive Apr 30 #14

Still waiting for Orban. dchill Apr 30 #15

Something to Celebrate Roy Rolling Apr 30 #16

True Cirsium Apr 30 #17

It already has..... Butterflylady Apr 30 #19

Would be grand if they all richdj25 Apr 30 #21

Stalin died in bed. NNadir May 1 #23