41.   The riots, strikes and general chaos that followed left the government in disarray, clearing the way for Abacha to stage a bloodless coup five months later.

42.   The president spelled out his concerns in a meeting at the presidential palace with Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup last October.

43.   The request came hours before the first visit by U.S. legislators to Pakistan since a bloodless coup three months ago put the army in charge.

44.   Gambian President Dawda Jawara, who was ousted Saturday in a bloodless military coup, has taken refuge aboard a US Navy ship, the State Department confirmed.

45.   Gambian soldiers said they had seized power in a bloodless coup here Saturday, in a statement read over a private radio station.

46.   In the bloodless coup, soldiers arrested President Miguel Trovoada, Defense and Interior Minister Alberto Paulino and three other cabinet members.

47.   Aliyev himself came to power in a bloodless coup last year shortly after the previous president, Abulfaz Elchibey, initialled an agreement with the western companies.

48.   Burundian Prime Minister Antoine Nduwayo resigned on Friday, a day after former military ruler Pierre Buyoya seized power in a bloodless coup.

49.   Burundian Prime Minister Antoine Nduwayo resigned on Friday, a day after former military ruler Pierre Buyoya seized power in a bloodless coup, Radio Burundi announced.

50.   Canada has condemned a bloodless military coup in Burundi and called for the return of democracy to the east-central African nation.