1.   Abe resigned after less than a year in power.

2.   His first, Kristine Gebbie, resigned after being criticized by AIDS activists for being ineffectual.

3.   Marantz resigned after discovering that dubious business deals were being negotiated by his fellow officials.

4.   The chief of police was forced to resign after allegations of corruption.

5.   He resigned after revelations about his affair.

6.   In October the then Justice Minister, Hsiao Tien-tsang, resigned after being implicated in an influence-peddling scandal over land re-zoning.

7.   Less than three months after his appointment Chaovalit resigned after a Cabinet colleague, Chalerm Yubamrung, accused him of corruption.

8.   Emmanuelli succeeded Fabius, who had resigned after his election as PS first secretary.

9.   The unrest provoked an unprecedented intervention by King Bhumipol Adulyadej after which Suchinda resigned and the National Assembly approved a series of major constitutional amendments.

10.   Bruno Trentin, leader of the communist CGIL trade union federation, resigned after signing the agreement, after many union members had expressed dissatisfaction.