Dictators: Ousted and Still Standing -- PICTURES

By National Journal Staff | Friday, July 13, 2012 | 3:07 p.m.

Autocrats have hit a rough patch lately, with the Arab Spring knocking off several in the Middle East and Syria's Baathist Regime embroiled in a civil war. Elsewhere in the world, some dictatorships have escaped crisis in recent years. Here's a look at some of the dictators who have toppled, and some who haven't.