Editing Dictatorship (section)

== Types ==

=== [[Authoritarianism]] ===

==== Summary ====
Authoritarianism is when a state in which sovereignty is exercised by a hegemonic party or a dictator.

==== Features ====

* It abolishes the rule of law of the principles of legality, thus it violates the freedoms of the human being and acts as a force above the law.
* It limitates the fundamental individual rights: personal freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
* It represses any form of dissent with the prohibition of setting up private associations or organizations, other than those expressly authorized, and the creation of a single party.
* It suppress the trade union freedom.
* It replaces the elected bodies, with bodies nominated by the government.
* It creates a rigid hierarchical system.

[[File:Totalitarists.png|thumb|374x374px|The three major exponents of a totalitarian dictatorship: [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Benito Mussolini]] and [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].]]

=== [[Totalitarianism]] ===

==== Summary ====
Totalitarianism is a type of dictatorship similar to authoritarianism, but it also expands its control in the life of the single individual.

==== Features ====

* It concentrates power on an immovable and politically irresponsible oligarchy.
* It imposes an official ideology, such as [[fascism]] or communism.
* It has a single mass party in power.
* It controls the forces operating in the state and uses terror.
* It has complete control of communication and information.
* It uses [[propaganda]] to plagiarize the mind of the people into thinking their ideology.

[[File:Militaristi.png|thumb|375x375px|The three major exponents of a military dictatorship: [[Muammar Gaddafi|Muʿammar Gheddafi]], [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Gamal Abd el-Nasser]], and [[Idi Amin Dada]].]]

=== [[Military dictatorship]] ===

==== Summary ====
A military dictatorship is an authoritarian form of government in which political power is held by the military.

==== Features ====

* It is guided by collegiate body.
* The head of state can be a senior officer or supreme commander of the armed forces.
* The dictator pushes a [[cult of personality]] to become the emblem of the nation.
* It starts after coup d'etat.
* Very often it has the characteristics of an autocracy.
* It often abandons power only under the pressure of an already ongoing or imminent popular uprising.
* It justifies itself with excuse of protecting the country from dangerous ideologies.
* It applies martial laws.
* It strives to portray civilian politicians as "corrupt" and "incompetent".
[[File:Teocrati.png|thumb|375x375px|Three major exponents of theocracy: [[Pope Innocent III]], [[taliban]] leader [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] and [[Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud|Salmān bin Abdulazīz al Saūd]].]]

=== Theocracy ===

==== Summary ====
Theocracy is the form of government in which the management of religious and secular governmental activities coincide.

==== Features ====

* It has one religion of State.
* Every product that goes against the faith will be banished/censored and its creator will be persecuted.
* Every minority that gets discriminated by the holy book of the official religion will be persecuted.
* It is ruled by two shared heads of State: one is a secular ruler and the other is a religious leader.
* The clergy has direct or undirect control over the government.
* The religions outside of the official religion are banned.