In 1934 the Austrian constitution was replaced by an authoritarian regime under Chancellors Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt von Schuschnigg.
He was no democrat, and he set the stage for three decades of authoritarian rule under President Suharto.
After decades of authoritarian rule under Messrs Sukarno and Suharto, the legislators who enacted them were hoping to prevent the emergence of a new strongman.
Taken together, all this amounts to the re-establishment of authoritarian rule, under a paper-thin veneer of democracy, in the heart of Europe.
George Soros's Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa warns that Malawi is heading towards an "authoritarian era" under the "dictatorial whims of one man".
After 1993, as newly independent Slovakia embarked on an authoritarian path under Mr Mečiar, Havel's name was again dragged through the mud, mainly because of his criticism of the prime minister's murky ways.
To the Editor: Jim Sleeper details the profound cynicism of leading universities that have sold their names and resources to authoritarian regimes under the guise of expanding the scope of their liberal educations.
Provocatively, the institute suggests that this mirrors much of the white middle class's acceptance of racial and authoritarian policies under apartheid.In this sense, South Africa's buppies may differ from Western yuppies.
Egypt's military junta showed some political sense on Tuesday when it announced the easing of a longtime state of emergency law, a hated symbol of authoritarian rule under President Hosni Mubarak — and now.
A prime Kremlin target is Europe, where the rise of the populist right and declining support for the European Union create an ever more receptive audience for Russia's conservative, nationalistic and authoritarian approach under Mr. Putin.
