21.   Two years after the death of longtime ruler Kim Il Sung, North Korea is still a headless state.

22.   He was appointed after two other candidates who also oppose longtime military ruler Mobutu Sese Seko dropped out and threw their support behind Wa Dondo.

23.   He was appointed after two other candidates who also oppose longtime military ruler Mobutu dropped out and threw their support behind Wa Dondo.

24.   The polling booths were relocated to rural areas, where longtime ruler Robert Mugabe has focused his campaign.

25.   Zaire has been left largely rudderless since longtime ruler Mobutu Sese Seko underwent prostate cancer surgery in Switzerland in August.

26.   Ncube, along with MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and four other MDC officials, is implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate longtime ruler Robert Mugabe.

27.   Special units wearing civilian clothes attacked soldiers holding the airport for longtime ruler Didier Ratsiraka.

28.   The discussions were suspended Saturday following the death of longtime North Korean ruler Kim Il-Sung.

29.   The law restricts public gatherings and criminalizes criticism of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, returned to power on an election result rejected by Tsvangirai.

30.   The hotly contested presidential election in this former British colony pitting longtime ruler Mugabe against former trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai has been marred by widespread violence.