These items of the slave agenda were the roots of the regional rebellions of the nineteenth century.

Although Dullstranders always proclaimed their neutrality during the various regional rebellions against the Great Kingdom, they often supplied weapons to rebels in the Hestmark fighting against Medegia and the South Province.

Mr. Scheuer said that in addition to running its own core terrorist network, Al Qaeda was also now providing support to regional Islamic rebellions around the world.

The coup, one of the first military takeovers in Africa, came after American financed mercenaries and other covert assistance had largely succeeded in suppressing the regional rebellions.

Mr. Mobutu has often relied on Western intervention and mercenary forces to overcome regional rebellions.

Cameroun's tendency towards a secretive, police-dominated state, which had initially been developed in response to a regional rebellion in the 1960s, was strengthened, whereas most Camerounians had hoped to see it reversed.

"Corfe Gate" - an aristocrat, the daughter of the central female character in "Lords and Ladies", is involved in a regional rebellion.

THE fact that Indonesia has a shaky democracy, a fragile, quasi-capitalist economy and regional rebellions led by Islamic militants has suddenly made it a top foreign-policy priority.

Other regional rebellions came to an end and jumped on the new bandwagon.

Muslim political parties were involved in regional rebellions during the rule of President Sukarno in the 1950s.