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In the United States history, there have been times when the United States government publicly supported or was accused of supporting dictatorships around the World.
| Head of state or government | Country | Title | Supported or accused by | Year(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddam Hussein |  Iraq
|
President of Iraq |  United States
|
1988 | The U.S. military provided aid and support to Saddam Hussein's troops at the request of the then U.S. government. | [1] |
| Pol Pot |  Khmer Rouge
|
Prime Minister of Cambodia | United States
|
1978–1989 | United States President Jimmy Carter supported and aided the Khmer Rouge for half of his term,Ronald Reagan replaced Jimmy Carter throughout his term. They later denied it. | [2] |
| Fulgencio Batista |  Cuba
|
President of Cuba | United States
|
1952–1958 | The US government has been accused of supporting Batista to become president to control Cuba. The U.S. has rejected these arguments. | [3] |
| Ngô Đình Diệm |  South Vietnam
|
President of South Vietnam | United States
|
1955–1963 | The U.S. government supported President Ngo Dinh Diem throughout Diem's time in power until Diem was assassinated by the U.S. | [4] |
| Muammar Gaddafi |  Libya
|
President of Libya | United States
|
Around 2008s | Although relations with Libya and the United States showed signs of deterioration when Muhammad Gaddafi took power, Gaddafi still exchanged some US government apparatus. | [5] |
| Chun Doo-hwan |  South Korea
|
President of South Korea | United States
|
1979–1982 | In February 1981, President Ronald Reagan welcomed South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan to the White House after Reagan's first inauguration one month ago. | [6][7] |
| Ferdinand Marcos |  Philippines
|
President of the Philippines | United States
|
Around 1970s–1980s | The Reagan administration briefly supported Marcos' term from 1980 to 1986 before the Reagan administration began criticizing Marcos. | [8] |
| Adolf Hitler |  Nazi Germany
|
Leader of Nazi Germany | United States
|
1935–1939 | Before World War 2 began, both the United States and Western European countries supported Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. | [9] |
| Joseph Stalin |  Soviet Union
|
Leader of the Soviet Union | United States
|
1941–1945 | After the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought America into World War II, expressing cooperation and aid to the Soviet Union and the Allies in the war on Europe. | [10] |
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- ^ "United States Policy on the Khmer Rouge regime, 1975-1979 | Genocide Studies Program". gsp.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Thomas, Hugh (1987). "Cuba: The United States and Batista, 1952-58". World Affairs. 149 (4): 169–175. ISSN 0043-8200. JSTOR 20672109.
- ^ "Người Mỹ toan tính gì cho cuộc đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm". Thư viện Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (in Vietnamese). 2023-03-10. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Elshayyal, Jamal. "US officials 'aided Gaddafi'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too | Responsible Statecraft". responsiblestatecraft.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "The US Didn't Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Hawes, Gary (1986). "United States Support for the Marcos Administration and the Pressures that made for Change". Contemporary Southeast Asia. 8 (1): 18–36. doi:10.1355/CS8-1B. ISSN 0129-797X. JSTOR 25797880.
- ^ "How did the United States government and American people respond to Nazism?". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "U.S.-Soviet Alliance, 1941-1945". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2024-04-24.