1.   Rico, who headed a carapintada faction allegedly committed to gaining power by democratic means, publicly disowned the rebellion and described Seineldin as a traitor and coward.

2.   The competing factions are headed by no less than first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.

3.   Deuba heads one faction of the Nepali Congress.

4.   Its state-recognized faction is headed by a pro-government politician.

5.   The faction is headed by Roosevelt Johnson, to whom the rebels are loyal.

6.   The party is known to have two other factions headed by deputy leader Pitak Intrawityanunt and secretary-general Suwat Liptapanlop.

7.   The other faction is headed by the party president, Girija Prasad Koirala, the former prime minister who was ousted when Deuba took over the post last July.

8.   Tsochadzopoulos favored a different person to head each faction.

9.   Abed Rabbo heads a faction called Fida, which is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization and supports peace with Israel.

10.   Alhaji Kromah, who heads the faction, currently lives in Conakry in neighbouring Guinea.