91.   France, the former colonial ruler, also deployed troops to crush the earlier uprisings.

92.   France, the former colonial ruler, and the United States have called on a resolution to the crisis.

93.   Former colonial ruler Portugal, along with Australia, Brazil and other nations, have pledged reconstruction aid.

94.   Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former military ruler of Nigeria who leads the Commonwealth observer mission, joined other monitors in calling for an extension of the voting.

95.   France, former colonial ruler in Algeria, is the top destination for Algerians traveling abroad.

96.   France, the former colonial ruler, said it was sending a plane carrying humanitarian aid, including five doctors and medical supplies, to Brazzaville on Monday.

97.   Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former military ruler of Nigeria who leads the Commonwealth observer mission, joined other monitors in calling for an extension of the vote.

98.   He became leader of the legislature before running again and defeating the widow of a former military ruler.

99.   He also said that Britain, the former colonial ruler, reneged on an agreement to help pay for land reform in Zimbabwe.

100.   He came to power after his brother instigated a coup against the former ruler.