Milosovic
The Shah
Marcos
"Papa" & "Baby" Doc - Also: General Prosper Avril
Mobutu Sese Seko
Real leaders understand expediency and the benefit of a pragmatic approach.
I dissagree the "expedient"/"pragmatic" approach, has in the long run, more often than not come around to bite is in the ass.
Real leaders would have forward vision regarding the future consquences, of their decisions.
Some of us learned this lesson in the third grade: The Scorpion and the Frog
Again, nice fairy tale. Real world is much different.