41.   Lukashenko, an authoritarian leader, has a long history of suppressing media and literature critical of his government.

42.   Lukashenko is an authoritarian leader who wins praise at home for keeping order and earns criticism abroad for stifling political opposition.

43.   Many of them now appear to be distancing themselves from the authoritarian leader.

44.   Lukashenko, an authoritarian leader nostalgic for the Soviet Union, has enthusiastically pushed the merger, but Russia has preferred a more cautious approach.

45.   Mesic also had strong words against former Croatian authoritarian leader Franjo Tudjman, whose death made possible the victory for reformist political forces earlier this year.

46.   Now, its popularity has sunk as allegations of massive corruption swirl around the old authoritarian leader.

47.   Once again, the authoritarian Serb leader did nothing.

48.   Opposition of the authoritarian Serb leader turned over documents it said showed that election victories had been stolen from them in Belgrade and other cities.

49.   President Kim, who had himself been persecuted by former authoritarian leaders, became the first opposition leader to win the presidency after emerging victorious from elections last December.

50.   Such a stance by Milosevic would mark a huge concession by the authoritarian Yugoslav leader.