Gallery: Evil Dictators And Their Secret Crushes

This one's real, y'all. I know he wasn't technically a dictator, but he was a terrifyingly effective leader and had a homicidal crush on Whitney Houston, so he gets honorable mention.

They were both way into "cultural revolution." They just happened to interpret the concept differently.

All that toying with Bill Clinton and his U.N. weapons inspector pals was really just him being super jealous.

Milošević lost his death grip on power over Yugoslavia in the year 2000. Could it be that he was distracted by repeat listens of the recently released Oops...I Did It Again? [insert bad joke about war crimes]

Obiang has been said to cannibalize his enemies. I'll give you one guess what his favorite movie is.

First she bestowed him with an honorary knighthood. Then he was bad, and she took it away. Robert Mugabe loves being punished.

Mahmoud "there are no gays in Iran" Admadinejad is currently doing everything in his power to get Barry to notice him. I mean, look at that smile. Can you blame him?

Sure, she was a symbol of capitalist decadence. But look at that sporty black bob! If there's one thing fascists love (besides, you know, being fascists), it is kicky style.

Yet another strong and proud "darling black African woman." Nobody tell him about "Drag Race," okay?

Both are flamboyant walking Internet memes who know what it feels like to assert their excellence in the face of "haters." Both seek to create an alternate reality in which he/she is totally The Best. Both enjoy looking at things, wearing skins, being the world's top buyer of Hennessy. Truly a match made in heaven.

Hello, my name is James Franco and I've come from the future to steal your cold, cold heart.