In July, Islam A. Karimov, Uzbekistan's dictatorial ruler, ordered the United States to remove its troops and aircraft from the Uzbek base it had been using to support the military campaign in Afghanistan.
Stung by a surprise burst into Parliament by protesters, Kuwait's ruler ordered tighter security in the building on Thursday and vowed that his oil-rich country, which has so far dodged the Arab Spring upheavals that have shaken the region, would not tolerate "preplanned sabotage".
Kuwait's ruler ordered the dissolution of parliament last December amid a crisis over corruption allegations.
Not the usual birthing circumstances, this baby boy was perceived to be so threatening to the status quo that the ruler ordered his death, one which did not come for some three decades later.
Her brothers protested to Emperor Michael II, and the Byzantine ruler ordered the island's strategos, Constantine Soudas, to investigate the matter and if the charges were found true, to cut off Euphemius' nose as punishment.
In January, the rebels declared themselves the country's rulers, ordered disbandment of the parliament and formation of a presidential council in addition to a new legislative body.
Fiji's military rulers ordered civil servants today to cut government spending to lessen the economic impact of the 28-day hostage crisis.
British rulers ordered "so many murders", he says, "my father was unable to sit, he was always called for a hanging".
During the 18th century Spain's Bourbon rulers ordered their colonial representatives to carry out sweeping economic and administrative reforms that promoted trade between Puerto Rico and Spain, stimulated agricultural production, and integrated the island's various military units into a unified command all in order to convert Puerto Rico from a financial drain to a major economic asset.
Two decades ago this week, after an internal power struggle, Communist Party rulers ordered the army to end a peaceful student protest calling for democracy.
