During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and backed authoritarian rulers against democratic forces as a way to maintain or expand their international influence.

The United States

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Examples of the Soviet Union backing authoritarian rulers: Cuba, Nicaragua in the 1980s, Chile during Salvador Allende's rule.

Examples of the United States backing authoritarian rulers: Chile after 1973, Nicaragua between the 1930s and 1970s, Brazil in the 1960s.

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