North Korea Authoritarian Leadership

Throughout the world and recorded history, it can be witnessed that there has always been structured civilization with accumulated power found in the hands of few sovereigns. In Asia, distinguished styles of governing have arisen. This essay will examine three distinctive cases of authoritarian leaders. Each case study will include a breakdown of how each authoritarian ruler perpetuated their rule with distinctive and exceptional strategies. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regime will be the case example of a communist state, Pakistan regime will serve as an example of a military state, and lastly India will be embodying a restrictive democracy.
North Korea
The particular strategies used by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regime heavily consist of leadership aptitudes and societal manipulations. North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Il-Sung, was allegedly born on the day the Titanic sank. The Titanic sinking denoted an event of prophetic significance regarding imperialism, which in the eyes of Kim Il-Sung meant he was destined to be the
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