Statistics for Women dictators/tyrants

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Women dictatorsIndian prime minister who declared a state of emergency which gave her the powers to rule by decree, through which she is said to have greatly restricted press freedom, arrested political opponents and instigated controversial programmes such as forced sterilisationIndira Gandhi
90%
Brutal women monarchsTechnically the second Queen Regnant of England after her predecessor whom she overthrew and executed, had a gory nickname thanks to her infamously brutal reintroduction of Catholicism into England, violently persecuted protestants through burning at the stake and other methodsMary I
74%
Women dictatorsWidow of Filipino dictator, known as the 'Steel Butterfly', infamous for her mind-meltingly immense collection of shoes and other lavish clothes at the expense of the people, but after being exiled she returned to Philippines and was actually elected as a congressman with a substantial majority voteImelda Marcos
66%
Brutal women monarchsThe grandmother of the above, queen who famously funded Columbus' trips to the New World, was influential in unifying the kingdom of Spain at the expense of Iberian Muslims (Moors) 100,000 of whom were killed and many more evicted, along with Jews under the Alhambra decreeIsabella I of Castille
63%
Women dictatorsDeputy prime minister and First Lady of Romania, was a twin dictator with her husband, she had endless wardrobes full of fur coats and gowns while her people endured abject poverty, created the disastrous 'Decree 770' which created a whole generation of orphans, and was responsible for brutal military subjugation of mostly Hungarian protestorsElena Ceaușescu
26%
Brutal women monarchsPowerful and influential Hungarian countess, possibly the most prolific serial killer of all time, was found guilty of kidnapping and horribly murdering virgin girls in order to bathe in their bloodElizabeth Bathory
26%
Women dictatorsWife of Chariman Mao, was the spearhead of the Cultural Revolution which was a persecution of intellectuals, capitalists and political rivals, which strengthened Mao's cult of personality and killed untold millions in the process, she personally ordered the secret murders of political rivals and their relatives, and created the 'Gang of Four' which sought to acquire power after Mao's deathJiang Qing
20%
Brutal women monarchsThe only woman Emperor in China's 5,000 year history, had a secret police that is meant to have falsely accused many political rivals listed on a 'Manual of Accusation', and tortured them brutallyWu Zetian
19%
Women dictatorsThe first woman president in the world, her government used federal intervention powers to purge 'Subversives' from universities and the government, Anti-Terrorism laws eroded constitutional rights and allowed armed forces to "annihilate subversive elements throughout the country", and she was eventually arrested and exiled for forced disappearances during 'State terrorism genocide'Isabel Perón
11%
Brutal women monarchsThe 'Mad Monarch of Madagascar', a peasant girl who became queen by chance, fiercely opposed Christianity and European influence, brutally persecuted converts and missionaries, tried people with the agonising 'Tangena' trial, and supposedly caused the population to halve in a few short years, either through execution or exodusRanavalona I
7%

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