This is why you need to actually democratize as opposed to having a series of dictators. Also none of these countries were communist, they were at best socialist (thought really more like state capitalist regimes) Like the problem is not communism, the problem is fuckin’ dictators.
Like France had this problem for a bit after a democratic revolution (See Napoleon).
I’d say direct more than representative democracy is preferable, so ideally there would be no leader.
I’ve definitely got some anarcho in my commie and the eventual dissolution of the state would also be preferable.
The countries you mention all have one thing in common: Stalinism. Stalin/the soviet union was directly or indirectly involved in the revolutions of all three countries you mentioned and most other “communist” regimes that have actually existed… so that’s like saying that democracy is shit because of all the shitty, corrupt colonial puppet governments the US keeps setting up.