21.   President Bucaram was ousted by Congress in February, after nationwide protests over his economic policies and alleged corruption.

22.   Smaller demonstrations were held in Istanbul, Izmir and Mersin, and trade unions called for a nationwide protest on Saturday.

23.   These have sparked nationwide protests by unions and other groups, including one of the largest demonstrations in Germany since the war.

24.   This weakness was displayed a week after a nationwide protest that united hundreds of thousands of demonstrators under slogans calling for Yeltsin to resign.

25.   Unions claimed widespread support for the nationwide protest.

26.   Pakistani Islamic groups have been holding nationwide protests for the past two months, including a nationwide strike last Friday that left four protesters dead from police fire.

27.   Police fired tear gas on thousands of anti-government protesters who blocked highways and railroad tracks in a nationwide protest on Saturday.

28.   A Kurdish spokesman in Bonn said nationwide protests were planned for Tuesday in Germany.

29.   A congressional investigation prompted nationwide protests against Collor and finally his impeachment by the lower house of Congress.

30.   A nationwide protest is planned on Friday, organized by hard-liners in the government.