61.   Police clubbed, beat and detained dozens of people who gathered Friday to protest the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko in this former Soviet republic.

62.   Pinochet defended his authoritarian rule as a bulwark against communism, and kept his hold on power by combining harsh repression with policy changes.

63.   A bastion of authoritarian rule in Central Europe appeared set to collapse Sunday after election results showed most Slovak voters rejecting the government of Vladimir Meciar.

64.   A collapse in the value of the rupiah triggered massive unemployment and a depression that fueled popular discontent against his authoritarian rule.

65.   A recently launched international forum called on Thursday for a peaceful campaign to replace authoritarian rule with democracy throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

66.   A powerful opposition lawmaker on Friday accused Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze of authoritarian rule and called for collecting signatures to force his dismissal.

67.   After more than three decades of authoritarian rule under ousted dictator Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawians wanted peace and stability safe from strife, Chihana said.

68.   After three decades of authoritarian rule, Indonesia is facing repeated challenges to national unity.

69.   Although he did not elaborate, the criticism was apparently aimed at Meciar, who has often been accused of confrontational policies and authoritarian rule.

70.   And, bitter memories of starvation, economic disaster and social calamity under his erratic authoritarian rule have given way to nostalgia.