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This was facilitated by the fact that - let us say that for 14 years Lithuania had been under an authoritarian regime, which had quashed democracy and abolished free elections.
Cette opération fut facilitée par le fait que, depuis 14 ans, la Lituanie était gouvernée par un régime autoritaire qui avait étouffé la démocratie et aboli les élections libres.
Stephane Peterhansel represented the most realistic threat for the Race Touaregs, but the avalanche of punctures suffered by the X-Raid leader had quashed his hopes for victory by the rest day.
Stéphane Peterhansel représentait la menace la plus réaliste pour les Race Touareg, mais l'avalanche de crevaisons subies par le leader de X-Raid a eu raison de ses espoirs de victoire à la journée de repos.
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