21.   Kaunda, who leads the largest opposition alliance, has repeatedly denied he knew a coup was being planned.

22.   Last year, army generals were also forced to deny rumors they were planning a coup because of the political crisis.

23.   Lebed even said a coup was being planned, although he later softened his language.

24.   Rumors followed that Montesinos and his allies in the military were planning a coup, and Fujimori has since distanced himself from the spy chief.

25.   The government later said the group had been planning a coup.

26.   The government says his family planned the coup because they were upset about losing some of their economic and social privileges.

27.   The ex-interior minister on Tuesday defended the ousted, Islamic-led government for spying on the military, which she said was planning a coup.

28.   The former government used those documents to accuse the military of planning a coup, which the military denied.

29.   The former government used the documents as a pretext to accuse the military of planning a coup.

30.   The government said the coup was planned for early March.