81.   Former military ruler accused of official corruption even while in jail.

82.   Former military ruler Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized early Saturday with gastroenteritis after fainting at a dinner held in his honor.

83.   France, the former colonial ruler in Algeria which provides financial aid to the military-backed regime, has been a past target of the Armed Islamic Group.

84.   France, the former colonial ruler of the impoverished islands located between Madagascar and Mozambique, condemned the coup and cut off all economic aid.

85.   Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter met Wednesday with two Nigerian presidential hopefuls, including a former military ruler, ahead of widely-anticipated civilian elections next month.

86.   Forty people were convicted in July of an alleged plot to overthrow the government, including former military ruler Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo.

87.   France, a former colonial ruler in Lebanon, has long supported Lebanon in its effort to get Israeli troops to withdraw from the southern strip of the country.

88.   France, the former colonial ruler, and the United States have called for a resolution to the crisis.

89.   French authorities have long feared that an Islamic insurgency in Algeria could spread across the Mediterranean to France, the former colonial ruler with a large Algerian community.

90.   France, as the former colonial ruler, maintains strong ties with the Algiers government, which has angered the militants.