1.   He resigned saying he had done nothing wrong but that the investigation into Stowe could hamper his own ability to run the department.

2.   Ms. Van Zyl, who subsequently resigned, said there was no code number for doctors, lawyers or people with children, just written notations.

3.   Ahmet Zeki Okcuoglu resigned saying he has received death threats against himself and his family.

4.   Mrs. Zia has refused to resign saying it would violate the constitution.

5.   But last January, one of the members of the army general staff, General Ricardo Cifuentes, resigned saying Samper did not merit his support.

6.   Kabila denied to Mbeki that he vowed Monday to take Kinshasa within days and oust the ailing Mobutu by force if he does not resign first, Naidoo said.

7.   Silajdzic, a professional historian and the darling of the intelligentsia of Sarajevo, resigned saying deputies had been manipulated during a parliamentary vote on the cabinet composition.