"Benevolent" Dictatorship run by a "strong man" if I get the place right.

As for the "benevolence" well your guess is as right as mine, but if you believe it, well, I've also got a bridge to sell.

I've been reading recently about all the wonderful things Gaddafi did for his Libyans. Another benevolent dictator. Those that weren't imprisoned or being tortured in jail. But the Arab Spring has taught us something. A brutal dictator over the savage and brainless arabs is better than any idea of democracy. Off topic I know.

The leader of Azerbaijan is said to tbe a throw back to the old Soviet dictators. Oil money paid for the Soviet city window dressing. Big clean new cities were advertisements for the Soviet superior way of life.