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Supreme leader

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A supreme leader or supreme ruler typically refers to the person among a number of leaders of a state, organization or other such group who has been given or is able to exercise the most – or complete – authority over it. In a religion, this role is usually satisfied by a person deemed to be the representative or manifestation of a deity or God on Earth. In politics, a supreme leader usually rules over an authoritarian or totalitarian government and has a cult of personality associated with them. Historic examples are Adolf Hitler (Führer) of Nazi Germany, Francisco Franco (Caudillo) of Francoist Spain, Benito Mussolini (Duce) of Fascist Italy and Joseph Stalin (Vozhd (Вождь)) of the Soviet Union.

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Listed by date of establishment.

Interwar period

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World War II

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Cold War era

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Post–Cold War era

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In the 2012 movie The Dictator, the titular character was referred to as "Supreme Leader."[20]

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References

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  7. ^ Carroll, Rory (2013). Commandante: myth and reality in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela. New York: The Penguin Press. ISBN 978-1-59420-457-9.
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  14. ^ Walker, Shaun (25 May 2015). "A horse, a horse… Turkmenistan president honours himself with statue". The Guardian.
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  20. ^ "Sacha Baron Cohen Won't Talk but the Supreme Leader of Wadiya Has a Lot to Say". New York Times. 3 May 2012.