The fate of Gaddafi got me thinking: what is the correlation between violently murdering a tyrant or letting him live/putting him on trial and the subsequent success of the government resulting from such overthrow, in terms of welfare and democracy?
How many examples are there of succesful democratic countries that have tyrannicide as the "founding myth" in the modern times?
For the purpose of this exercise, consider modern times to be the last 400 years or so. And countries which had to go through another revolution/restoration to reach normalcy (e.g. France or England) dont count.
I can think of post-WW2 Italy only. Any other examples?
the Sovjets will probably consider killing the Czar a succesful coup d'Etat
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Romania is doing alright.
Quote from: Valdemar on October 25, 2011, 05:45:08 AM
the Sovjets will probably consider killing the Czar a succesful coup d'Etat
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A succesful democratic state? Not really.
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on October 25, 2011, 05:51:01 AM
Romania is doing alright.
Was it extrajudicial or death penalty following a trial?
It depends on how one defines 'judicial'. He was 'tried' and executed in a matter of hours by the military.
What about driving the old monarch to insanity? :hmm:
Quote from: Martinus on October 25, 2011, 05:40:29 AM
The fate of Gaddafi got me thinking: what is the correlation between violently murdering a tyrant or letting him live/putting him on trial and the subsequent success of the government resulting from such overthrow, in terms of welfare and democracy?
How many examples are there of succesful democratic countries that have tyrannicide as the "founding myth" in the modern times?
For the purpose of this exercise, consider modern times to be the last 400 years or so. And countries which had to go through another revolution/restoration to reach normalcy (e.g. France or England) dont count.
I can think of post-WW2 Italy only. Any other examples?
Victor Emmanuel III wasn't murdered, nor was he ever put on trial for anything. He was merely forced to abdicate and to go into exile. And he wasn't really a tyrant, more just a figurehead--Mussolini was the tyrant.
And if you meant Mussolini, his overthrow and killing wasn't post-war; he was overthown and later killed during the war.
Israel almost has one, but Folke Bernadotte wasn't a tyrant.
Quote from: The Brain on October 25, 2011, 11:25:39 AM
Israel almost has one, but Folke Bernadotte wasn't a tyrant.
Abd Al-Qadir Al-Huseyni might be a candidate.
I wouldn't really consider post-WW2 Italy a success story. :hmm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_economic_miracle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck_You_%28Cee_Lo_Green_song%29