1.   The Tutsi king appointed a Tutsi prime minister to replace him, prompting Hutu soldiers to attempt a coup.

2.   But Banharn this week stalled parliamentary procedure that would allow the king to appoint Chavalit prime minister in time for the Clinton visit.

3.   It said the king appointed Khedr al-Qorashy, a senior official at the Education Ministry, as deputy minister.

4.   Political parties are banned in Swaziland, a tiny kingdom bordered by South Africa and Mozambique, where the king appoints all candidates for parliament.

5.   Political parties are banned in Swaziland, a tiny nation bordered by South Africa and Mozambique where the king appoints all candidates for parliament.

6.   The king also appoints the government, regardless of the largest party in parliament.

7.   The king appoints all government ministers.

8.   Under the constitution, the king appoints a government, regardless of the largest party in parliament.

9.   Under the constitution, the king appoints a government, regardless of which party wins the most seats in parliament.

10.   Following his defeat in parliament, the premier resigned, but the king appointed him to head the caretaker government and to oversee the polls.