1989 Event After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu 1936 Event Polish parliament gives President Ignacy Moscicki dictatorial power 1933 Event German Reichstag confers dictatorial powers on Hitler 1933 Event Enabling Act: German Reichstag grants Adolph Hitler dictatorial powers 1922 Event Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year" 1914 Event China's 1st president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification
