| NORIEGA | Manuel ___, former dictator of Panama |
| MANUEL | Dictator of Panama deposed following a US invasion in 1989 (6,7) |
| SUHARTO | Former dictator of Indonesia (7) |
| IDI | ___ Amin, former dictator of Uganda |
| SESE | Mobutu ___ Seko, former dictator of Zaire |
| UGANDAN | Nationality of exiled former dictator and murderer, Idi Amin (7) |
| EXAMINE | Question former dictator on end of regime (7) |
| IRIDIAN | Former dictator in the Middle Eastern Republic of Iris (7) |
| PUIG | Manuel ___, author of the novels Heartbreak Tango and Kiss of the Spider Woman (4) |
| DEFALLA | Manuel ___ ___; depicted on a former currency note of Spain, a composer whose ballet The Three-Cornered Hat featured a stage curtain and costumes designed by Pablo Picasso (2,5) |
| AZANA | Manuel ___, President of Spain succeeded by Francisco Franco at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-9) (5) |
| ORANTES | Manuel ___: Spanish tennis star of days gone by? |
| UGARTE | Manuel ___, author of "El destino de un continente" |
| SADDAMHUSSEIN | Former dictator - USA hid madness (anag) (6,7) |
| HASTINGSBANDA | Town reportedly excluded a former dictator (8,5) |
| AMINOR | Former dictator presented with gold key(1,5) |
| IDIOTBOX | Botox misused by former dictator, TV revealed (5,3) |
| EXAMINED | Former dictator to experience extremes; he is being tested (8) |
| IDIAMIN | Former dictator in 8 (3,4) |
| VITAMIN | Very with it, former dictator offering health supplement? |
