tinpot despot


the name for dictators in small countries that think they are more important than they are. the term comes from how children play soldier by putting a kitchen pot on their heads to make people think they are real soldiers. tinpot despots have a lot less influence in the world than they think they do. they often use military forve to get what they want.
robert mugabe of zimbabwe and muammar al-gaddafi of libya are considered tinpot despots. sudan, eritrea, chad, and equatorial guinea also have tinpot despots as leaders as well.

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