11.   A Military Council for National Salvation was established to rule the country, electing Buyoya President.

12.   Sir Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan, Prime Minister and Defence Minister, effectively rules the country by decree.

13.   The president now plans to hold a nationwide opinion poll on who should rule the country, although it will have no legal validity.

14.   American oil companies deal extensively with Nigeria, and what America thinks should matter very much to the military strong men who rule the country with an iron fist.

15.   And the last time the Northern Alliance ruled the country, it was a bloody experience, paving the way for the Taliban takeover.

16.   Bin Laden remains at large and is believed to be living in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist movement that rules that country.

17.   Bin Laden is believed to be living in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist movement that rules that country.

18.   A favorite view is that only ulamas may rule a country, democracy notwithstanding.

19.   A few futurists even envision a day when citizens might rule the country by voting electronically on such daily issues as health care or budgets.

20.   A dictator who rules a country as long as Fidel Castro has governed Cuba sometimes gets to edit the history he helped create.