41.   The announcement came just over a week after Angolan troops helped Gen. Denis Sassou-Nguesso overthrow elected President Pascal Lissouba in neighboring Republic of Congo.

42.   The civil war ended with ex-Marxist dictator Denis Sassou-Nguesso capturing control of the country with the aid of Angolan troops.

43.   The letter did not explicitly say that Angolan troops crossed the border.

44.   The miner said the Angolan troops are mainly the descendants of police from the southeastern Zairian mineral-rich Shaba region.

45.   The port city of Pointe Noire, the trade center of the Republic of Congo, has fallen to Angolan troops, the Belgian foreign affairs ministry announced Wednesday.

46.   The reference to the foreign troops was apparently to Ugandan and Rwandan soldiers fighting alongside the rebels as well as Namibian, Zimbabwean and Angolan troops helping Kabila.

47.   The Republic of Congo claims Angolan troops have already crossed its territory to support mutinous Gen. Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

48.   The war ended five months later, with Angolan troops helping the Cobras oust Lissouba, a longtime ally of Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi.

49.   The war ended when Angolan troops and tanks entered the fighting, backing the Cobras, who celebrated their victory with a looting spree lasting several days.

50.   The war ended when Sassou-Nguesso captured control of the country with the aid of Angolan troops.