Evolution of Evil

Season 1

TV-PG

They are a rogues gallery of the most notorious despots in recent history. From Hitler to Saddam Hussein, from Stalin to Kim Jong-il of North Korea, from Chairman Mao to Colonel Gaddafi these are the psychopaths, the heartless ideologues, the greedy, the cruel and sometimes the just plain mad individuals who have seized control of their country and inflicted appalling suffering on their people.

Where to Watch Season 1

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10 Episodes

Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
E1
Papa Doc: Haiti's President for LifeA profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.
Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
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Stalin: Russia's Steel TyrantA profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.
Mao: China's Chairman of Death
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Mao: China's Chairman of DeathA profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
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Bin Laden: A Terrorist MastermindA profile of Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), who was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia but became the leader of Al Qaeda.
Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
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Hitler: The Benchmark of TerrorA profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
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Kim: North Korea's Evil DynastyA profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
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Saddam: The Butcher of BaghdadA profile of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the ruthless Iraqi dictator who was captured in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and executed in 2006.
Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
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Tojo: Japan's Razor of FearA profile of Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and prime minister during World War II who was sentenced to death and executed in 1948 for committing war crimes.
Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
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Mussolini: The Father of FascismBenito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.
Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
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Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle EastA look at the reigns of the some of the world's most notorious dictators and despots begins with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), who ruled for more than four decades before he was captured and killed during the Libyan Civil War.