71.   The west African military strongman discussed releasing jailed opposition leader Moshood Abiola as the two-week-old strikes paralyzed industry and transport here.

72.   The United States Monday welcomed the imminent resignation of Haitian military strongman Raoul Cedras saying that a new page was turning in Haiti.

73.   Troops loyal to Masood, the military strongman of the ousted Kabul government, reinforced their frontline positions Tuesday ahead the planned attack on the Taliban.

74.   Zimbabwe has up until now turned down a request from the government of President Meles Zenawi to extradite the former military strongman.

75.   Leaders of the right-wing opposition parties, whose members backed the regime of military strongman Augusto Pinochet, expressed support for the demonstrations in San Carlos.

76.   Military strongman Lieutenant General Raoul Cedras resigned Monday and he was preparing to go into exile in an undisclosed country.

77.   Military strongman Raoul Cedras will resign as armed forces chief on Monday, Haitian officials said Sunday, ending three years of bloodshed and repression.

78.   Other sources however revealed that Raphel was expected to meet with top Afghan government officials, including military strongman Ahmed Shah Massood during her stay here.

79.   Rwandan military strongman Paul Kagame said Wednesday he would prosecute a war with Zaire, plunged into ethnic bloodshed and a huge refugee crisis, if necessary.

80.   Taliban jets launched three air raids on this northern town Friday, striking as former-government military strongman Ahmed Shah Masood was praying in the local mosque.