1.   An oil engineer by training, he held various Communist Party and state jobs in the Soviet era including deputy premier.

2.   Eight deputies, including former premier Andreas Papandreou, were absent.

3.   Five of its deputies, including former premier Necmettin Erbakan, were banned from holding political office for five years.

4.   He held various Communist Party and government jobs in Soviet times, including deputy premier of Azerbaijan.

5.   Mafia-style killings have claimed the lives of more than ten prominent businessmen and politicians, including former premier Andrei Lukanov.

6.   More than a dozen Ukrainian Cabinet ministers, including the premier, also are members of parliament.

7.   The Legion terrorized Romania during World War II and killed political leaders, including two premiers.

8.   The Legionnaires terrorized Romania during World War II, killing a few political leaders, including two premiers.

9.   Zhelev called a meeting of the National Security Council, which also includes the premier, defense and interior ministers and leaders of all political forces.

10.   His new-found austerity were even welcomed by some disaffected rightwingers, including former premier Edouard Balladur, who stood against Chirac in the presidential polls.