They do retire, but in exile From https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/688225 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/688225 > Exile ha

They do retire, but in exile From https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/688225 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/688225 > Exile has been the second most common fate for dictators who lost office since World War II See https://www.upf.edu/documents/2873379/2873034/Dictator_JOP_OnlineAppendix.pdf/c85a98c1-df8f-4735-9695-2adf44ff596a https://www.upf.edu/documents/2873379/2873034/Dictator_JOP_O... for a list of dictators and their destinations from 1946 to 2012