Who are the Worst leaders of all time

[Adler17]

1. Fieldmarshal Hague - Complete damned moron.
2. Admiral Churchill - Arrogant fool who couldn't learn from history.
3. Whoever was responsible for the British engaging the Germans at Jutland, he also deserves the title.
4. Any idiot who could have prevented the revolutionary war but didn't

To point 3.: It was the Danish vessel N.J. Fjord which was spotted by German destroyers and stopped. Because of the smoke the ship made the British sent a CL to the ship spotting the two German DD. So the battle began. The British comander was Admiral Jellicoe, while the BC were under the command of Admiral Beatty. Both did their job not very good, especially Beatty. Oh also Room 40, the Naval Secret Service, made mistakes in not telling Jellicoe, that the whole Hochseeflotte is awaiting him. Well we all know the result as strategic draw but tactical German victory . I have discussed this alot in other threads so please read there before.
To point 4: It was the British king George II. He wasn´t able to make a compromise.
They are all bad leaders but the worst leaders of all time I doubt sincerly.

Adler

 

[stormbind]

I thought the Prime Minister called the shots? I know the Americans had some supporters, or at least advocates, in the House of Commons so a compromise was probably doable.

How about Mugabbe, the racist warmonger of southern Africa who destroyed his nation through arrogance and worse.

 

[Adler17]

Mugabe is also one good candidate, but he is only in the 3rd or fourth league playing at the moment. If he could he would play in the first league, this Hitler of the third world. But indeed he is one of the worst still in power.

Adler

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

@Silver: I read the paper earlier today. It looks like there might be another Ghandi to add to the list soon.

 

[Ramius75]

Actually i think to classify as worst leader is very broad. A more appropriate title will be "Miserable Failure". Leader who failed to expand their country interest, lead it into decandant, murdering own citizen, lied, tricked, and lost of whole civilisation.

My top pick:
Pol pot
Shah of Iran
Hitler
Hirohito
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao
Emperess Cixi
Saddam Hussien
Ferdinand Marcos
Joseph Estrada
Suharto
Sukarno
Yeltsin
Mussolini
Kim yong ii and his father
Idi amin
And many more~~~

Disputable:
Ronald Reagan and George H W Bush and other celebrities leader
Chen Sui Bian of Taiwan

Ramius

 

[Adler17]

Hirohito had no power. He was the emperor, this meant he couldn´t say anything. He indeed helped his empire to heal with his politics after the war. George W. Bush on the other hand is a must on this list!

Adler

 

[Tallanas]

Napoleon III has to be up there for sheer incompetence, spinelessness and being a pale reflection of his more successful ancestor!

 

[Al-Hejazi]

I would give George bush the nobel prize! for going into iraq an turning 95% of the moslems in iraq with bin laden..... and Ariel Sharon for creating a new holocaust!

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

How about Mugabbe, the racist warmonger of southern Africa who destroyed his nation through arrogance and worse.

I second the nomination. Mugabe is a real moron.

 

[El Justo]

it depends how one defines "worst" but in terms of corruption, inefficiency and inability to properly govern with a ton of resources at his fingertips, Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam comes to mind.
this guy was truly a boob and plunged south vietnam further into the abyss that was the second indochina war.
now, i'm aware that Diem can't be put into the same category as Hitler, Stalin et als. but for someone that was hand-picked by the eisenhower admin., he was terrible. when i think of "worst" leaders, diem fits the bill for me.

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

I would give George bush the nobel prize! for going into iraq an turning 95% of the moslems in iraq with bin laden..... and Ariel Sharon for creating a new holocaust!

Present leaders don't count... you never know how bad they'll get or are (that also includes Kim Jong Il in North Korea).

PS: It's a bit over-reactionary; 95% and holocaust.

 

[El Justo]

Present leaders don't count... you never know how bad they'll get or are (that also includes Kim Jong Il in North Korea).

PS: It's a bit over-reactionary; 95% and holocaust.

i agree. enough of the bush-bashing already.

 

[viper275]

Hitler
Hussein
Stalin
Castro (does this count?)
Nero
Diocletian
Mussolini
Pol pot
Mao

More people I probably can't think of now...

When I think of this topic, I mostly thought of tyrants, not our current president (how can he be more evil than, say, Adolf Hitler?)

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

Castro doesn't count. I'll edit the introductory post methinks.