The term  authoritarian regime  denotes a state in which the single power holder â an individual  dictator , a committee or a junta or an otherwise small group of political elite â monopolizes political power.
Napoleon height and weight. How tall was Napoleon? Napoleonâs height was between 5ft 6.5in-5ft 7in (169-170 cm). Napoleonâs height was 5ft 2 French inches according to Antommarchi at Napoleonâs autopsy and British sources put his height at 5 foot and 7 British inches: both equivalent to 170 cm. Napoleon surrounded himself with tall bodyguards and had a nickname of âle petit caporalâ which was an affectionate term that reflected his reported camaraderie with his soldiers rather than his height.
View full size image. Putting to rest a 200-year-old mystery, scientists say Napoleon Bonaparte died from an advanced case of gastric cancer and not arsenic poisoning as some had speculated. After being defeated by the British in 1815, the French Emperor was exiled to St. Helena--an island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Six years later, at the age of 52, Bonaparte whispered his last words, Head of Army!.