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{{Short description|Politically titled person in reality controlled by outside forces}} {{Short description|Politically titled person controlled by outside forces}}
A '''puppet ruler''' is someone who holds a title that indicates they have ], but is loyal to or controlled by outside persons or groups. A foreign government can wield such outside control, and the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a ]. Internal factors, such as non-elected officials, may also exert power over the puppet monarch. A figurehead monarch, as a source of ] and perhaps ], has been the used ] in numerous circumstances and places throughout history. A '''puppet ruler''' is someone who holds a title of ], but is loyal to or controlled by outside persons or groups. When a foreign government wields such outside control, the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a ]. Internal factors, such as non-elected officials, may also exert power over the puppet monarch. A figurehead monarch, as a source of ] and perhaps ], has been the used ] in numerous circumstances and places throughout history.


There are two basic forms of using puppets as monarchs (rulers, kings, emperors): a figurehead in which the monarch is a puppet of another person or a group in the country who rules instead of the nominal ruler; and a ] under a foreign power. Examples of the first type are the ] who were the puppets of the ]s of Japan and the kings who were the puppets of the ] in the ]. Client kingdoms under the ] and ] and the ]'s ] relationship with ] of Egypt in the 1950s are examples of the second type. There are two basic forms of puppet monarchs: a figurehead monarch who is a puppet of another person or a group in the country who rules instead of the nominal ruler; and a ] under a foreign power. Examples of the first type are the ] who were the puppets of the ]s of Japan and the kings who were the puppets of the ] in the ]. Client kingdoms under the ] and ] and the ]'s ] relationship with ] of Egypt in the 1950s are examples of the second type.


==List of puppet kings and queens== ==List of puppet kings and queens==
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*] – client king of the ] (modern-day ]) for the ] *] – client king of the ] (modern-day ]) for the ]
*] and ] – ] client rulers of the ] *] and ] – ] client rulers of the ]
*] of ] – dominated by ]
*] and ] of ] – ruled as puppets of the ] after the ] *] and ] of ] – ruled as puppets of the ] after the ]
*], King of ] – appointed by ] after the ] as figurehead for ]'s ] regime *], King of ] – appointed by ] after the ] as figurehead for ]'s ] regime
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==Puppet governments== ==Puppet governments==
{{main|Puppet state}} {{main|Puppet state}}
A puppet does not have to be a national ruler, or even a person. For example, ] was widely recognized to be ]'s puppet while serving as governor of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5107/|title="Huey Long Is a Superman": Gerald L. K. Smith Defends the Kingfish|website=historymatters.gmu.edu|access-date=Aug 4, 2020}}</ref> The government of ] was controlled by the Japanese government. A puppet does not have to be a national ruler, or even a person. For example, ] was widely recognized to be ]'s puppet while serving as governor of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5107/|title='Huey Long Is a Superman': Gerald L. K. Smith Defends the Kingfish|website=historymatters.gmu.edu|access-date=Aug 4, 2020}}</ref> The government of ] was controlled by the Japanese government.

Some critics and members of the media claimed that former ] President ] was a puppet of his ], ]. Shortly after Bush was elected in 2000, for example, ] ran a skit where Bush, played by ], laments that "Cheney's going to be one tough boss." However, these claims have likely been inflated. While Cheney had a strong influence on Bush and may have, at times, manipulated him, Cheney likely can not be considered a true puppet ruler.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hayes|first=Stephen F.|date=2011-09-09|title=Five myths about Dick Cheney|language=en-US|newspaper=]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-dick-cheney/2011/09/08/gIQA4W8lFK_story.html|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Baker|first=Peter|date=2013-10-10|title=The Final Insult in the Bush-Cheney Marriage (Published 2013)|language=en-US|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/magazine/the-final-insult-in-the-bush-cheney-marriage.html|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Manchester|first=Julia|date=2017-11-04|title=George W. Bush: Cheney, Rumsfeld 'didn't make one f---ing decision'|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/358776-george-w-bush-cheney-rumsfeld-didnt-make-one-f-ing-decision|access-date=2021-03-15|website=]|language=en}}</ref>

Current (as of 2021) ] ], cited by political scientist Krzysztof Zuba as an example of a head of government with extensive political dependence on a leader of the governing party,<ref name=Zuba>{{cite journal|last1=Zuba|first1=Krzysztof|title=Leaders without Leadership: Surrogate Governments in Poland |journal=Europe-Asia Studies |date=2019|volume=72|pages=33–54|doi=10.1080/09668136.2019.1673321|s2cid=211437470}}</ref> has been described by opposition leaders and some observers as a puppet for ] ], whose office is ] ceremonial with no significant executive power.<ref name=Surk>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/world/europe/serbia-ana-brnabic-prime-minister.html|title=Serbia Gets Its First Female, and First Openly Gay, Premier|last=Surk|first=Barbara|date=28 June 2017|work=]|access-date=30 June 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=Zuba /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dn.pt/mundo/servia-escolhe-primeira-mulher-para-liderar-governo-e-agradar-a-ue-8621224.html | title=Serbia chooses first woman to lead government and please EU | work=] | date=7 July 2017 | access-date=16 October 2019 | author=Gouveia, José Fialho | language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/most-pavicevic-popovic/29167687.html | title=Ana Brnabić: Premijerka ili Vučićeva marioneta | publisher=] | date=15 April 2018 | access-date=16 October 2019 | author=Karabeg, Omer | newspaper=Radio Slobodna Evropa | language=sh}}</ref> Brnabić never denied this, and even said that Vučić should act as a "mentor" of the prime minister.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.danas.rs/politika/brnabic-vucic-da-ima-ulogu-mentora-nad-premijerom/ | title=Brnabić: Vučić da ima ulogu mentora nad premijerom | publisher=Danas | date=6 June 2017 | access-date=16 October 2019 | language=sr}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

Latest revision as of 13:35, 21 October 2024

Politically titled person controlled by outside forces

A puppet ruler is someone who holds a title of political authority, but is loyal to or controlled by outside persons or groups. When a foreign government wields such outside control, the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a puppet state. Internal factors, such as non-elected officials, may also exert power over the puppet monarch. A figurehead monarch, as a source of legitimacy and perhaps divine reign, has been the used form of government in numerous circumstances and places throughout history.

There are two basic forms of puppet monarchs: a figurehead monarch who is a puppet of another person or a group in the country who rules instead of the nominal ruler; and a puppet government under a foreign power. Examples of the first type are the Emperors who were the puppets of the shōguns of Japan and the kings who were the puppets of the Mayor of Palace in the Frankish kingdom. Client kingdoms under the Roman Republic and Roman Empire and the British Empire's colonial relationship with King Farouk of Egypt in the 1950s are examples of the second type.

List of puppet kings and queens

Classical antiquity

Late antiquity

Post-classical period

Early modern period

Napoleonic era

Late modern period

Puppet governments

Main article: Puppet state

A puppet does not have to be a national ruler, or even a person. For example, Oscar K. Allen was widely recognized to be Huey Long's puppet while serving as governor of Louisiana. The government of Manchukuo was controlled by the Japanese government.

References

  1. Pu Yi 1988, p 281
  2. Pu Yi 1988, p 298
  3. "'Huey Long Is a Superman': Gerald L. K. Smith Defends the Kingfish". historymatters.gmu.edu. Retrieved Aug 4, 2020.
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