11.   But in the eight years since Taiwan began shaking off the autocratic Chiang legacy and embracing democracy, Madame Chiang has faded from the public eye.

12.   Having ruled Nigeria as a dictator for eight years, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida is now urging African countries to embrace democracy for the good of the continent.

13.   He promised to save them a seat around the table if they continued to embrace democracy.

14.   He said he remained optimistic that the next generation of Chinese leaders will embrace democracy.

15.   He tried to win over the international community by claiming to have embraced democracy, and he frequently quotes the Bible.

16.   President George W. Bush plans to urge Cuba to embrace democracy in a speech Monday and a related trip to Florida.

17.   Recalling the friendship of their communist pasts, Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed to Mongolia on Tuesday to revitalize relations that languished after the former allies embraced democracy.

18.   The dispute is one of the worst the Nationalists have suffered since they abandoned dictatorship and embraced democracy eight years ago.

19.   The Commonwealth secretary-general opened a three-day conference Tuesday with a call for all member states to embrace democracy.

20.   The proposal only hardened suspicions by some that the party has not fully embraced democracy.