The Dictator's Playbook

Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Preview

Preview: Season 1 | 30s

Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence – and then, military dictator. He spied for the United States, but in the end, money laundering, drug trafficking and political crimes led to his downfall.

Aired: 01/30/19

Rating: TV-14

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Ep 6: Idi Amin | Prologue

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Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Prologue

Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.

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Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Prologue

Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.

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Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Prologue

Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.

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See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.

Ep6 | 54m 11s

Idi Amin

Ep6 | 54m 11s

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Francisco Franco

Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.

Ep5 | 54m 11s

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Manuel Noriega

Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.

Ep4 | 54m 11s

Manuel Noriega

Ep4 | 54m 11s

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Benito Mussolini

Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.

Ep3 | 54m 11s

Benito Mussolini

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Saddam Hussein

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Ep2 | 54m 11s

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Kim Il Sung

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