By 1978, the moral authority of the Somali government had collapsed.

Chinese authority in the rest of the country collapsed quickly after that.

Due to Ottoman pressure, central authority collapsed and a struggle for power broke out.

By the 1990s, the moral authority of Barre's government had collapsed.

By that time, the moral authority of Barre's government had collapsed.

Flann's other sons raised revolts and his authority collapsed.

By the late 1980s, the moral authority of Barre's government had collapsed.

Three months after the failure of a hard-line coup attempt in Moscow, central authority has all but collapsed.

Within four years, the dynasty's authority had collapsed in the face of rebellion.

In 1979 the rebel factions conquered the capital, and all central authority in the country collapsed.