Kleptocracy
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Kleptocracy is a form of government in which those in power use their position to steal or exploit national resources for personal gain.
Detail from Corrupt Legislation, painting by Elihu Vedder (1896)
Montenegro's president Milo Đukanović was listed among the twenty richest world leaders according to The Independent in May 2010, which described the source of his wealth as "mysterious".
Demonstration banner with text in Czech: Demokracie místo kleptokracie ("Democracy instead of kleptocracy"); peace rally in Brno for Real Democracy NOW, Moravian Square [cs], Brno, Czech Republic
Suharto, the former President of Indonesia, was reported to have stolen over $15 billion during his presidency.
Ferdinand Marcos
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Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. From 1972 to 1981, Marcos ruled the Philip
Kleptocracy
…Former Indonesian President Suharto ($15 billion to $35 billion) Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos ($5 billion to $10 billion) Former Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko ($5 billion…
Marcos in 1982
Marcos (pictured here with Lady Bird Johnson, his wife Imelda, and Lyndon B. Johnson) maintained strong relations with the United States during the Cold War.
September 24, 1972, issue of the Sunday edition of the Philippine Daily Express
Marcos on a visit to the United States in 1982