http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/1131421.stm
The cult of personality described in this article is much like Jacks. In that Kim Jong Il is a ruthless dictator but is popular because he controls the media and everyone praises him.
He also rules with fear and Jack used the fear of the beast in order to keep the kids in line.
http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/derg.htm
This article details the rebellion of the communist forces in Ethiopia known as The Derg against the Imperial Forces of Haile Selassie. While the Selassie regime was not doing too well at the time, with falling oil prices and famine, the Emperor urged his people to be patient. Needless to say: they weren't. He was ousted from power and later suffocated to death. While the Imperial government might have been considered bad, the Derg was far worse. Corruption, suppression of freedom and an even worse economy than the Imperial one.
This is like what happens to Ralph at the hands of Jack. While Ralph may have had his misgivings and made mistakes, he wasn't malevolent and corrupt like Jack was. However, just like what happened in Ethiopia, the people were unable to bear with him and replaced him with a far worse leader.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19740104&id=0R0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tTgHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3424,716632
The article explains that an adviser of Richard Nixon, the corrupt USA president who was sentenced could have been used as a scapegoat.
Like that man, Piggy was an advisor used as a scapegoat and who took the brunt of Ralphs failures.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7994426.stm
The military commander of Fiji, a small island nation, overthrew his government and declared himself Prime Minister. Jack was the leader of the warriors, who acted like the military. He then eventually overthrew Ralph.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/30/taguba/
In 2004, the prison of Abu Ghraib was revealed to have been a place where US soldiers tortured, raped, sodomized and killed Iraqi prisoners, mostly for kicks.
This is like Roger, who tortures and abuses people for his own pleasure.
