51.   President Boris Yeltsin fired Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and the rest of his government on Sunday and named former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin as acting head of the government.

52.   Sihanouk asked his son Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Second Premier Hun Sen and acting head of state Chea Sim to fly to Beijing for negotiations.

53.   Simmonds was acting head of the army when police and troops occupied Tivoli Gardens, a Labor Party stronghold, to quell politically-linked gang violence.

54.   The acting head of the U.N. Afghan mission, James Ngobi, said Saturday that the attack specifically targeted the United Nations.

55.   The acting head of the delegation from China said his nation still fears the impact the U.S. plans could have on the global network of arms agreements.

56.   The acting head of the civil division, Stuart Schiffer, could not immediately be reached.

57.   The confirmation was seen as a foregone conclusion, since the governing Lavalas Family party, of which Neptune is acting head, dominates Parliament.

58.   The president of parliament controls legislative sessions and becomes acting head of state when the king is outside the country.

59.   The promotions came in a royal decree signed last month by acting head of state Chea Sim.

60.   The organization named David Hartridge, head of its services division, as acting head.