31.   The rebels announced a truce last August and have held three rounds of peace talks with the government since then.

32.   The South Sudan Independence Movement had announced the truce on Friday, saying it wanted new peace talks.

33.   The South Sudan Independence Movement headed by Riek Machar had announced the truce on Friday, saying it wanted to facilitate the resumption of the peace talks.

34.   The violence has also been cited by both as reasons they have not implemented steps agreed upon when the truce was announced.

35.   The Zapatistas have not announced a truce, but have not interfered in past elections.

36.   Vorgan, seconds after announcing the truce, claimed government troops were bombarding Uige and Negaje, which the government claimed to have captured last week.

37.   When a truce is announced, it will likely be made in Beirut, he said.

38.   Fighting has ebbed since the truce was announced but both sides have accused each other of violations.

39.   The refugees started packing their belongings and preparing their return once the truce was announced.

40.   They announced the truce after talks in Moscow with Shakhrai and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, then said they would relay the results of the negotiations to Dudayev.