If we look into dictionary for the word 'dictator' we will come across a sentence which says 'A person who rules a country with total authority and often in cruel or brutal way'. Dictators not only affect the politics but they also affect the entire world as whole. Dictatorship is the highest authority of a country, which nobody could oppose and their will become law of land. Dictators have fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping their own people in ignorance. Their acumen decides the history, that is to be written and they even become the cause of genocide to achieve their selfish motives. Here are some prominent dictators who caused the major turning points of the world: