71.   Azerbaijan has a lively resistance movement that opposes the authoritarian rule of President Geidar Aliev.

72.   Belarus, under the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, has been seen by many as a potential threat to regional stability.

73.   But a good number of them also think his authoritarian rule is no longer needed.

74.   But his reformist zeal has seeded deep resentment among the middle and upper classes, who accuse Chavez of trying to impose authoritarian rule.

75.   But his reputation was sullied by an authoritarian rule and disastrous socialist economic policies.

76.   But could authoritarian rule be reimposed?

77.   But it fell behind under the authoritarian rule of Meciar, who was often criticized by the West for his poor human rights and democracy record.

78.   But in countries like Chile and Indonesia, the old autocrats have been troublesome to new democratic regimes, sabotaging their efforts to overcome the legacy of authoritarian rule.

79.   But some liberal critics warned that giving the Kremlin the power to dismiss elected governors could lead to authoritarian rule.

80.   But those conflicts have turned violent more often since economic hardship accelerated the collapse of the authoritarian rule of President Suharto last year.