Ferdinand Marcos vs. Suharto

The hosts unravel the lives and legacies of Ferdinand Marcos of The Philippines and Suharto of Indonesia. The hosts discuss Marcos’ election, his declaration of martial law, embezzlement of billions of dollars, and of course, the extravagance of his wife Imelda Marcos. They also discuss Suharto’s military seizure of power, the widespread massacres of Indonesian communists, his invasion of East Timor and eventual downfall. These two dictators battle it out in Round 14 of the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.

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Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause is a history podcast obsessed with history's greatest dictators. The hosts have created a knockout competition to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. Each episode features a match-up of two dictators where the hosts discuss the life and times of each leader. The loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament and each winner remains in the contest to be named history's greatest dictator.