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Regimes

Regimes and the people who ran them

Who held power, and who stood around them. One page per government, democracies and dictatorships alike, every page built the same way and written in the same neutral words.

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What a regime page holds

A short history, the leader, the people who ran the main offices, and every write-up and archive object tagged with that regime. Portraits appear where a public-domain or openly licensed one exists.

What counts as a regime

Whoever held state power at the time: a democracy, a monarchy or a dictatorship. A page names who held power. It never says who to blame. Sitting governments are dated with an as-of day.

How to browse

Sort by year, name or country, or filter by war, period and type. Grey cards are regimes still to be written, so the tally below shows what exists and what does not yet.

34 regimes covered

13 still to add

28 countries covered

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Saudi Arabia under King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin SalmanFRAMESaudi Arabia under King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman2015–present · 0 objectsRussian Federation under Vladimir PutinFRAMERussian Federation under Vladimir Putin2000–present · 27 objectsEritrea under Isaias AfwerkiFRAMEEritrea under Isaias Afwerki1991–present · 2 objectsTurkmenistan under Niyazov and the BerdimuhamedovsFRAMETurkmenistan under Niyazov and the Berdimuhamedovs1985–present · 3 objectsPeople's Republic of China after Mao (1976 to now)FRAMEPeople's Republic of China after Mao (1976 to now)1976–present · 4 objectsCuba under Fidel and Raúl Castro and their successorsFRAMECuba under Fidel and Raúl Castro and their successors1959–present · 4 objectsNorth Korea under the Kim familyFRAMENorth Korea under the Kim family1948–present · 33 objectsIslamic Republic of Iran, current governmentFRAMEIslamic Republic of Iran, current governmentfrom 1979 · 14 objectsIsrael, current government under Benjamin NetanyahuFRAMEIsrael, current government under Benjamin NetanyahuDecember 2022–present · 1 objectTrump administrationFRAMETrump administrationJanuary 2017–January 2021 and January 2025–present · 11 objectsDemocratic Kampuchea under Pol PotFRAMEDemocratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot1975–1979 · 0 objectsBa'athist IraqFRAMEBa'athist Iraq1968–2003, chiefly Saddam Hussein 1979–2003 · 6 objectsSocialist Republic of Romania under CeaușescuFRAMESocialist Republic of Romania under Ceaușescu1965–1989 · 9 objectsGerman Democratic Republic under the SEDFRAMEGerman Democratic Republic under the SED1949–1990 · 52 objectsPeople's Republic of China under Mao ZedongFRAMEPeople's Republic of China under Mao Zedong1949–1976 · 14 objectsAlbania under Hoxha and AliaFRAMEAlbania under Hoxha and Alia1944–1991 · 6 objectsChurchill wartime governmentFRAMEChurchill wartime government1940–1945 · 717 objectsFrancoist Spain under FrancoFRAMEFrancoist Spain under Franco1939–1975 · 6 objectsEmpire of Japan, 1937 to 1945FRAMEEmpire of Japan, 1937 to 19451937–1945 · 53 objectsEstado Novo (Portugal) under Salazar and CaetanoFRAMEEstado Novo (Portugal) under Salazar and Caetano1933–1974 · 7 objectsNazi GermanyFRAMENazi Germany1933–1945 · 41 objectsRoosevelt administrationFRAMERoosevelt administration1933–1945 · 2283 objectsFascist Italy under MussoliniFRAMEFascist Italy under Mussolini1922–1943 · 32 objectsSoviet Union under StalinFRAMESoviet Union under Stalin1922–1953 · 42 objectsWilson administrationFRAMEWilson administration1913–1921 · 342 objectsAsquith governmentFRAMEAsquith government1908–1916 · 30 objectsGerman Empire under Wilhelm IIFRAMEGerman Empire under Wilhelm II1888–1918 · 35 objectsTudor EnglandFRAMETudor England1485–1603 · 5 objectsThe papacy and crusade messagingFRAMEThe papacy and crusade messaging1095–c. 1291 · 3 objectsGeorge W. Bush administrationFRAMEGeorge W. Bush administrationJanuary 2001–January 2009 · 25 objectsRoman Principate and early Empire under Augustus and his successorsFRAMERoman Principate and early Empire under Augustus and his successors27 BCE–235 CE · 5 objectsAchaemenid PersiaFRAMEAchaemenid Persiac. 550 BCE–330 BCE · 4 objectsNeo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empiresFRAMENeo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empiresc. 911 BCE–539 BCE (Assyria–609 BCE, Babylon from 626 BCE) · 4 objectsNew Kingdom EgyptFRAMENew Kingdom Egyptc. 1550 BCE–c. 1070 BCE (18th–20th Dynasties) · 4 objectsVichy France under PetainADDJohnson administrationADDLibya under Muammar GaddafiADDChile under PinochetADDUnited Arab EmiratesADDRevolutionary France under the Committee of Public SafetyADDOttoman Empire under the Committee of Union and ProgressADDYugoslavia under TitoADDSouth Africa under National Party ruleADDRwanda under the Habyarimana government and the interim governmentADDThatcher governmentADDReagan administrationADDBiden administrationADD