1.   Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.

2.   Libya, Sudan, and Iraq supported the coup, saying that it would lead to the restoration of international balance.

3.   Chairmen of RSFSR regional soviets which had supported the coup were removed from office.

4.   Although the heads of the army, navy and air force initially supported the coup, lower-ranking officers who command thousands of troops remained loyal to Chavez.

5.   But he added that a review has been ordered to insure no American officers were encouraging or supporting a coup on their own.

6.   Chavez has replaced top commanders, including Vasquez, who actively supported the coup.

7.   Immediately after the gulf war, President George Bush ordered the CIA to support a coup against the Iraqi leader.

8.   Nixon and Kissinger supported the coup against Allende, but it is very simplistic to say they were the sole cause of the coup.

9.   Shapiro had been telling the lunch guests, many of whom were openly eager to see Chavez ousted, that the United States would not support a coup.

10.   Pean is an executive committee member of the National Patriotic Movement party, which also supported the coup.