11.   East African leaders Sunday condemned the coup but took no action against the new regime.

12.   France on Sunday condemned the coup and said it had suspended military and economic aid to its former colony.

13.   France, the former colonial ruler of the impoverished islands located between Madagascar and Mozambique, condemned the coup and cut off all economic aid.

14.   France did not immediately respond except to condemn the coup.

15.   France condemned the coup Sunday and said it had suspended military and economic aid to its former colony.

16.   In contrast to most Latin American governments, the United States was sluggish to condemn the coup, initially blaming Chavez for his own overthrow.

17.   In Harare, Zimbabwe, where the annual summit of African heads of state opened Monday, leaders condemned the coup but offered no support for the military action.

18.   It later joined members of the Organization of American States in condemning the coup as unconstitutional.

19.   Sihanouk noted that apart from himself and Cambodians opposed to Hun Sen, only the United States has clearly condemned the coup.

20.   Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Zaire condemned the coup, and Tanzania and Kenya have cut road and air links with the landlocked nation.