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Podcast Shreds Story of Asma Al-Assad

Summary by Folha De S.Paulo
How much do we know about dictators' wives? Some of them went into folklore for their extravagant consumption h bits, such as the Filipino Imelda Marcos, c hare for their huge collar that of designer shoes. Others, for the influence they accumulated behind the back of their husbands' regimes, such as Jiang Qing, the "Madame Mao", who for years was the most powerful woman in China Mao sta. Read more (08/12/2026
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The wife of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad built a network through which she controlled Syrian business, security forces and ministries. She had such influence that Moscow planned to replace her husband in power during the war.

How much do we know about dictators' wives? Some of them went into folklore for their extravagant consumption h bits, such as the Filipino Imelda Marcos, c hare for their huge collar that of designer shoes. Others, for the influence they accumulated behind the back of their husbands' regimes, such as Jiang Qing, the "Madame Mao", who for years was the most powerful woman in China Mao sta. Read more (08/12/2026

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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