Quizzically Yours

Pls note that the pics do not make an exhaustive list. Some older instances involve King George III and the Shah of Iran.

Connect the pics and give the most popular instance missing from the funda.

Okay, it was a little arbit. All these statues were pulled down after the downfall of the leaders.
From right to left: Enver Hoxha, Saparmurat Niyazov and Stalin. The famous instance is that of Saddam's bronze statue