Dictatorship

Dictatorship is a form of government that centers power in a single organ, party or in the hands of just one person that gets called "dictator".

Types

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

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.

The three major exponents of a totalitarian dictatorship: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Stalin.

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

It concentrates power on an immovable and politically irresponsible oligarchy.
It imposes an official ideology.
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 a propaganda to plagiarize the mind of the people into thinking their ideology.

The three major exponents of military dictatorship: Muʿammar Gheddafi, Gamal Abd el-Nasser,Idi Amin Dada.

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

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".