John Brown’s raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia)
In a personalist regime, the power is held by a single leader, whose demands become law for the entire country.
This regime is a form of autocracy. It is a government system that operates as an absolute monarchy or a despotate. Personalist leaders are able to appoint friends or family to important offices. As a consequence, population gain respect for their leader. For example, the Kim dynasty in North Korea.
