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Bobodahobo010101 t1_ja8qkni wrote

Was this plan put together by Dennis Hoppers' character from Blue Velvet?

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moose098 t1_ja8re5f wrote

This dude was bizarre to say the least, he even sought out mental health treatment in Spain because he knew he was insane. Executing 189 people wearing a Santa costume is one of the more sane things he did

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LegoRobinHood t1_ja8ss0a wrote

Alright, next celebrity/character that saves Christmas? This is your assignment. Fix this.

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michal_hanu_la t1_ja8tegw wrote

Well, who doesn't love an insane murderous dictator?

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Impeachcordial t1_ja8u27d wrote

I think coal was traditional for people who'd displeased Santa's, not... this

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Sarkasmus-detektor t1_ja8z4jq wrote

"On Christmas Eve 1969, he had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus. While the executions were going on, amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". 150 were shot or hanged with the remaining 36 being ordered to dig ditches in which they were buried up to their necks and eaten alive by red ants over the next few days."

Thats some fucked up stuff!

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ty_kanye_vcool t1_ja93ujt wrote

Equatorial Guinea, for those of you who were curious.

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More_Ad_5291 t1_ja9pc2p wrote

Grotesque. Hope this isn't to harsh for this appt

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Impeachcordial t1_ja9rx3r wrote

You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, get ready for Dictator in the Stadia

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p314159i t1_jaa5qtd wrote

I have not seen a single primary source say they were dressed up in santa clause costumes.

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tossinthisshit1 t1_jaaamnx wrote

> In mid-April 1979, Macías Nguema's wife travelled to North Korea for surgery, taking their three younger children, Monique, Maribel, and Paco with her.

ok, if you fucked up so much that your family has to flee to north Korea, then you really fucked up

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yeti421 t1_jaajuco wrote

His successor is not much better. Has been accused of eating his enemies.

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ImmoralJester54 t1_jaal0ds wrote

Replying to moose098 (#2,065,051)

He openly asked for help and people not only ignored him they kept listening to him?!?! I mean I see the people in government who I know are bat shit insane but at least they pretend not to be.

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borednanny911 t1_jaax94f wrote

This is crazy because my moms husband is the son of one of the people closest to the President for work purposes. This is WAF

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Djbonononos t1_jab0ipc wrote

Not defending this guy, but there actually isn't a lot of evidence for the part about the executioners being dressed as Santas.

Public executions were a real thing under Nguema, and he did have over a hundred executed on Christmas Eve 1969, but the Santa suits is something I need to see actual fact-checked information on.

Of the two sources cited on Wikipedia for this awful event, one mentions the Santa costume thing as likely unfounded. The other makes no mention of Santa costumes.

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teddgram t1_jab32xj wrote

That is some next level Jame Bond villain shit.

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Double_Distribution8 t1_jab3m0u wrote

This doesn't sound at all like the Equatorial Guinea I know. This must be an outlier.

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zook54 t1_jab94ub wrote

“So crazy that it just might work!”

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Skulldetta t1_jac0fio wrote

Replying to ty_kanye_vcool (#2,068,404)

That country that had a brutal and murderous dictator for 11 years, then removed him from power, executed him and replaced him with his nephew - who's been a brutal and murderous dictator for 44 years now. Cool beans.

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Soyoulikedonutseh t1_jacdrpz wrote

When I have children, I'll show them this. But tell them it was the real Santa and those murdered were just on the naughty list.

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RedYakArt t1_jadytzw wrote

Replying to whycuthair (#2,095,907)

Aye. It’s one of our better traits. We take away the terror something instills in us by replacing it with comedy. Thanks for replying to me, hope you have a wonderful day/night.

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