91.   It was not yet clear exactly what sovereignty meant, or if this was in fact broad autonomy.

92.   A new constitution was approved in a referendum in December giving each island broad autonomy.

93.   Azerbaijan is willing to concede broad cultural autonomy to the republic, but rejects giving it full independence.

94.   Currently the oil-rich Republic of Tatarstan on the Volga has broad autonomy within Russia, with control over its natural resources.

95.   Eluay along with other pro-independence leaders had rejected a special broad autonomy accorded by the government to try head off pressure for independence in Irian Jaya.

96.   Jakarta has ruled out independence but has granted broad autonomy powers to the provincial government, including the right to implement sharia, Islamic law.

97.   Jakarta steadfastly refuses to consider granting independence but has given broad autonomy powers to the province.

98.   Labor deputies argued for granting Palestinians independence while Likud members favored a broad autonomy short of full sovereignty.

99.   Moscow is still ruling out independence, offering Chechnya broad autonomy within the Russian Federation.

100.   President Boris Yeltsin paid a surprise visit to Chechnya Tuesday, announcing plans to grant the breakaway republic broad autonomy within Russia but again ruling out independence.