12. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph Kabila
It is very ironic to mention a country which has the word “democratic” within its name in relation to dictatorship, but the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, is the reason why the country is on the list. He came to power in 2001, after his father had been killed, and he has been a president since then. However, there are many claims of the elections being irregular, of the controlled media and the pressure put on the people to vote him, being one of the main reasons why Congo is on its way to dictatorship.
