31.   Later that year, while Bokassa was in Libya, he was ousted in a bloodless coup by French troops.

32.   Musharraf took over the leadership of Pakistan last October after the military deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup.

33.   Musharraf, who overthrew Sharif in a bloodless coup, has accused him of relentless corruption, destroying institutions and undermining the constitution.

34.   Rebel military officers stormed the presidential palace of this western African island nation before dawn Tuesday and seized President Miguel Trovoada in a bloodless coup.

35.   Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani was on holiday abroad when his son overthrew him in a bloodless coup last June.

36.   The announcement came just two days after Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf ousted the democratically elected government in a bloodless coup.

37.   The former emir was ousted by his son Sheik Hamad in a bloodless coup a year ago.

38.   The former emir of Qatar, who was deposed by his son in a bloodless coup last June, arrived Tuesday and was welcomed by President Hosni Mubarak.

39.   The new emir took over in a bloodless coup Tuesday while his father was on vacation in Switzerland.

40.   The parliament has been suspended since last October, when the military seized power in a bloodless coup.