41.   Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo nearly whispered as he recalled how Nyerere worked to free him from prison after he was jailed and accused of plotting a coup.

42.   No sign Lebed was plotting coup, U.S. officials say.

43.   Other top officials accused of plotting coups are awaiting trial in the oil-rich Caspian Sea country.

44.   Oviedo, still under investigation, has repeatedly denied he was plotting a coup, saying he merely was waiting for the complete order for his retirement.

45.   President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo allowed two opposition Senate candidates accused of plotting a coup to come out of hiding on Thursday and campaign without threat of arrest.

46.   Pro-democracy leader Megawati Sukarnoputri withdrew her defamation suit against an army general Monday after he admitted he had falsely accused her of plotting a coup.

47.   Prosecutors claimed in May that Orakoglu gave the documents to the former Islamic-led government which made them public and accused the military of plotting a coup.

48.   President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday he has documents proving his political opponents were plotting a coup and he accused foreign organizations of backing them.

49.   Pro-democracy leader Megawati Sukarnoputri agreed Monday to settle out of court her defamation suit against an army general reported to have accused her of plotting a coup.

50.   Sassou-Nguesso has said that for talks to begin, the government needs to admit that it instigated the violence and drop allegations he plotted a coup.