# Non-American Dopers, what was your nation's worst president/leader?

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**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-was-your-nations-worst-president-leader/1030791 "2026-06-10T02:34:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-was-your-nations-worst-president-leader/1030791/13 "2026-06-10T12:43:49Z")

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> [@Pardel-Lux](#):
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> > [@Velocity](#):
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> > For German Dopers, it would be Hitler, of course.
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> Yes, sure, but there would have been no Hitler without Kaiser Wilhelm II.

First one I thought of when I read that. If (and there cannot be any doubt) Hitler was our worst leader, WIlli II was the second worst. Very similar personality as Trump btw., narcissistic, ego-driven, vindictive, incorrigible, pompous and an idiot with Dunning Kruger complex to boot.

ETA: notable third place: Hindenburg, who had already played an infamous role in WW II and its aftermath as commander-in-chief, and who as Reichspräsident paved the way for the nazis taking over.

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