The article lists Stalin, Mao, Franco, Baby Doc, Pinochet, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Idi Amin all dying in comfort of natural causes

https://www.realclearhistory.com/2019/12/20/how_dictators_die_211577.html

Stalin had a stroke and Mao had a heart attack. Both were still in power when they died and neither met a violent demise.

from their own. But the lives of the people in their countries were always shattered for generations.

Franco comes to mind. I can't remember how Peron ended. Didn't the Shah end up in luxury? If you got the money someone will be willing to save your worthless ass.

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Monarchies aren't exactly dictatorships, as they vary in the extent of their autocracy, but some are pretty much dictatorships.

The key for an autocrat to survive long-term is not so much brutal repression, but actually gaining cooperation (implicit consent) from anyone else with power, I.e., rich people.

The brutal end usually comes when a dictator gets too greedy and posses off the wrong people.

Pinochet was never brought to justice for his crimes of overthrowing the elected government of Chile and running a brutal dictatorship. He was fond of throwing his political opponents out of helicopters over the sea. Thousands were "disappeared" and almost 200,000 fled the country. He lived into his 90s. Oh, and his rise to power was assisted by the CIA.

in the rise of many of them.