1.   But some of the dissidents, including Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, said DeLay made it clear that he, Armey and others would back the coup.

2.   He is unlikely to provoke the ire of Washington, which backed the coup that toppled Allende.

3.   We worried that the government was backing coups in Latin America.

4.   Opposition groups who backed the coup against Djohar, whom they accused of incompetence and corruption, want elections as quickly as possible.

5.   But Prime Minister Antoine Nduwayo, who resigned late Wednesday, said he backed the coup and other countries were showing ignorance by condemning it.

6.   Instead of backing coups, it encourages democratic reforms in countries that formerly expected aid for strategic reasons.

7.   Many believe the former company manager would step into dangerous waters if he attempted to implicate others in backing the coup.

8.   Rubiks becomes the only top Soviet-era Communist to be tried and convicted for backing the coup.

9.   Prime Minister Antoine Nduwayo, who resigned late Wednesday, said he backed the coup and criticized other countries for condemning it.

10.   He had been under house arrest awaiting trial on charges of rebellion, as are five military officers who backed the coup.