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![infodexx Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1931640894966616064.png) Infodex [@infodexx](/creator/twitter/infodexx) on x 1428 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 15:57:02 UTC

Do people miss their strongmen?
% of people who say former authoritarian rulers were "good leaders":

🇷🇴 Romania — XX% (Ceausescu)
🇷🇺 Russia — XX% (Stalin, Levada Center)
🇷🇸 Serbia — XX% (Milosevic, BIRN poll)
🇨🇳 China — 80%+ positive on Mao (Pew, domestic surveys)
🇹🇷 Turkey — XX% view Atatürk’s authoritarian legacy positively
🇨🇺 Cuba — XX% favorable to Fidel Castro (Bendixen survey)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — XX% favorable to pre-reform monarchy (Arab Barometer)


XXX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1947324951549337732/c:line.svg)

**Related Topics**
[cuba](/topic/cuba)
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[russia](/topic/russia)
[romania](/topic/romania)

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