In May 1971 he outmaneuvered a formidable combination of rivals for power, calling his victory the "Corrective Revolution".
After his peace-broking in Gaza, he tried to grab too much power, calling the independence of the judiciary into question.
Beneath the surface, there was a magic at work, and, in initiated hands, a mundane article might release its supernatural power, calling upon unseen forces to aid its owner.
Though India built a secret arsenal, then conducted weapons tests in 1998, America will still not formally recognise it as a nuclear power (calling it a "responsible state with advanced nuclear technology") and promises not to help its bomb-tinkering.
In a climate of mounting repression led by president Isaias Afwerki, 15 members of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice wrote an open letter denouncing Afwerki's iron grip on power, calling his actions "illegal and unconstitutional".
Mr. Yushchenko's critics say he has an oversize sense of his own power, calling for an election at a time when two Kiev-based polling firms put his popularity at 4 to 5percentt.
