41.   The Serbian move, accompanied by a brutal crackdown on the Albanian population, was aimed at crushing a Kosovo Albanian drive for independence from Serbia.

42.   There appeared to be no major breakthrough on the key issue of the brutal Russian crackdown on separatists in Chechnya.

43.   Thousands of people died in a brutal crackdown against nationwide student-led demonstrations -- after which the military seized power.

44.   Separate statements by leaders at news conferences also confirmed that Yeltsin continues to embody western hopes for a democratic Russia despite the brutal crackdown on Chechnya.

45.   The brutal crackdown triggered week-long armed clashes in Kwangju and surrounding areas, with demonstrators seizing rifles from army ammunitions or ambushing soldiers.

46.   The move, accompanied by brutal crackdown on the Albanian population of the southern province, sparked a committed Albanian movement for independence from Serbia.