His successor - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo - took over in a coup and has shown little tolerance for opposition during the three decades of his rule.

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They are civic duties which have clearly been constructed around the idea of British values: tolerance, fair play, respect for democracy and the rule of law.

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No other city, though, can match its tolerance, no other offers freedom from the strict social norms that rule India.

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While Indonesia has made great progress in consolidating a stable, democratic government after five decades of authoritarian rule, it nonetheless has significant difficulty with national religious tolerance.

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