1.   For a long time the country was ruled by military dictators.

2.   Only one president served a full term before turning over the office to another military dictator.

3.   Recent revelations about the scale of theft by Sani Abacha, a previous military dictator, leaves one speechless.

4.   Replacing one military dictator with another is a recipe for continuing repression and instability.

5.   The country has been ruled for much of the time since then by military dictators.

6.   Following the fall of the military dictator in March, the country has had a civilian government.

7.   The country was ruled by a military dictator.

8.   Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the C.-in-C.

9.   The former military dictator General Zir-El-Haaq is still revered here.

10.   Big-time corruption used to be the prerogative of Latin American military dictators and Balkan politicians.