GENOCIDE LEADERS

FODAY SANKOH

The leader and founder of the Sierra Leone rebel group known as

the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), Foday’s fighters used machetes

to hack off the hands, feet, lips and ears of Sierra Leone’s civilians and

raped thousands of girls and women.

CHARLES TAYLOR

In 2012 he was convicted in the Hague with 11 counts of crimes against

humanity for helping the rebel groups of Sierra Leone.

HO CHI MINH

This former Southern Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader

imprisoned and executed over a quarter million of his own people.

BENITO MUSSOLINI

Also known as Il Duce, he was one of the key figures in the

establishment of fascism. He was well known for being fond of

brutal battlefield tactics as well as heavy use of mustard gas and

other chemical weapons.

ANTE PAVELIC

A Croatian fascist leader during World War II, he pursued genocidal

policies against ethnic and racial minorities, including but not

limited to Serbs, Jews, Gypsies and anti-Fascist proponents.

YAHYA KHAN

Considered among the least popular leaders of Pakistan,

Yahya was a four-star general whose reign led Pakistan into a

state of disarray. In his first nationwide address, he imposed

martial law and declared a massive war against Bangladesh, where

over a quarter million people were killed.

IDI AMIN

The third President of Uganda, Idi Admin Dada held the rank of

Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army. His rule was

characterized by human rights abuse, extrajudicial

killings and ethic persecution.

MULLAH OMAR

As the spiritual leader of the Taliban he sheltered Osama bin Laden

and led the insurgency in Afghanistan. Since then he has been

wanted by numerous government agencies.

JONAS SAVIMBI

This Angolan political and military leader waged a guerrilla war against

Portuguese colonial rule. He was also responsible for several other

brutal conflicts that engulfed the region.