101.   Abacha has repeatedly backed away from promises to hand control over to an elected civilian government.

102.   Abacha was followed by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, who has repeatedly vowed to hand over power to a civilian government.

103.   Abacha was replaced by another military leader, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, who has vowed to hand power over to an elected civilian government.

104.   According to an official report by the civilian government that succeeded Pinochet, hundreds were detained and tortured there.

105.   Abubakar has been trying to introduce reform and has vowed to hand power over to a civilian government next year.

106.   Abacha in the final months of his life appeared again to be moving away from his pledge to hand power over to an elected civilian government.

107.   Abacha was followed by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, who has repeatedly pledged to hand over power to a civilian government.

108.   After fifteen years of successive military rule, Nigeria is to give power Saturday to a civilian government headed by Obasanjo, who won presidential elections in February.

109.   After democratic elections put a civilian government in place a year ago, the rebels slowly came to the negotiating table.

110.   After the Falklands defeat, elections for a civilian government were held and last year President Carlos Menem won a second term.