or late 20th century?

Question: Despots of the 21th century and/or late 20th century!?

similar to Stalin in terms of people killed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Unless you can find anyone who did better I'd say Mao Zedong:

According to Rummel and Heinsohn:

Rise to Power 1949-1953: 8,427,000
Great leap forward 1954-1958: 20 - 40 millions
Camps and starvation 1959-1963: 10,729,000
Culture revolution 1964-1975 : 7,731,000 Tote!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hitler, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Armenians in Turkey and the Japanese in Nanking (20th century)!. Darfur is an on going genocide in the 21st century!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Stalin stands apart as the person having the most killed!.!.!.

Saddam killed thousands, but nowhere close to the millions of Stalin!.
Hitler wasn't even in the same class as Stalin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I thought about it,Yun is right,no one can compares whit Stalin,he was the greatest despot of 20 century!.Just look how many writers he inspired beside George OrwellWww@QuestionHome@Com