11.   But critics of the last czar say he was an authoritarian ruler who was responsible for bloody crackdowns on Russian citizens.

12.   South Korean workers, whose demands had been smothered by authoritarian rulers in the past, are now clamoring for higher wages and better working conditions.

13.   The authoritarian ruler had been advocating a full reuniting of the two countries.

14.   Wealthier regions often refuse to share revenues with the central government, and some governors have turned into authoritarian rulers of their territories.

15.   Garreton demanded that the international community engage in urgent preventive diplomacy, not to strengthen the rule of long-time authoritarian ruler Mobutu Sese Seko but promote democracy.