And if the leaders of Algeria’s Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) had been allowed to take power in 1991, after their early success in a democratic election, they would almost certainly have been illiberal rulers. (Instead, they were crushed by a military coup, before a second round of elections could take place, triggering a brutal eight-year civil war in which an estimated 200,000 people died.)
他们的例子并非绝无仅有。事实上，他们也许是典型的非民主国家领袖。土耳其总理雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安也属于这一阵营。如果1991年阿尔及利亚伊斯兰拯救阵线（FIS）领袖获准在赢得首轮民主选举后执掌权力，他们几乎也肯定会进入非自由统治者的阵营。（相反，他们在第二轮选举开始前就被一场军事政变所粉碎，由此引发八年的残酷内战导致约200,000人丧生。）