1.   It presided over elections in which the FMLN, the party of the guerrilla insurgents, participated for the first time as a legitimate political organization.

2.   They were trying to do more than use guerrilla insurgents to topple Muslim governments they saw as secular or corrupt.

3.   Two years later, he threw out the constitution and closed Congress, saying he needed special powers to fight corruption and guerrilla insurgents.

4.   Colombia reached an agreement to buy Russian helicopters and munitions for its fight against guerrilla insurgents and drug traffickers, officials said.