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title: Officially a dictator
date: "2002-08-22T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1213
description: I highlight how Pervez Musharraf solidified his power in Pakistan through constitutional changes, effectively becoming a dictator with the authority to dissolve parliament and dismiss the prime minister at his own discretion.
keywords: [pervez musharraf, pakistan, dictatorship, constitutional amendments, geopolitics, south asia]
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Musharraf is now [officially a dictator](http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/21/international/asia/21CND-STAN.html). In all but name.