41.   Thai Military Bank is too big and is controlled by military strongmen.

42.   The former military strongmen were arrested late last year on charges of receiving millions of dollars in bribes from businessmen in exchange for major government contracts and favors.

43.   The Democrats knew the electoral system was still controlled by the old provincial bosses who had allied with military strongmen.

44.   The former military strongman died Monday of heart failure complicated by diabetes.

45.   The former military strongmen are already in jail on corruption charges.

46.   The once-powerful military strongman was initially soft-spoken but raised his voice when pressed by the prosecution.

47.   The prosecution demanded Monday that former military strongman Chun Doo-hwan be sentenced to death for presiding over one of the darkest eras in South Korean history.

48.   The two former military strongmen are the first ex-presidents to face legal action for alleged wrongdoing in office.

49.   Two former military strongmen faced their judges Monday to hear verdicts on charges that they presided over one of the darkest eras in South Korean history.

50.   Former military strongman Alejandro Agustin Lanusse died Monday from a cerebral stroke, officials said.