It is quite terrifying when absolute power gets in the wrong hands! Turning back the pages of time, you can find several dictators notable for their notoriety. These are the twelve most notorious dictators in history.

12. Tojo Hideki

He had been the Prime Minister of Japan during the period of the chaos of World War II. He was also the general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association as well. Mostly he’s notorious for attacking the Pearl Harbor, but his offences are quite far-reaching. He is also the leading culprit behind Japanese war crimes on hostages of war and nationals during the Pacific dispute. During his arrest, he attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself. However, he failed and he was nursed back to health. He was found guilty during the trial and was hanged to death.