Amid farcical scenes, the former military ruler was pursued by jeering lawyers and television cameras as he left the court.

But neither trusted the other, and the military ruler had sworn he would never allow her back in power.

The country's military rulers this week cut all telephone and telex links with the outside world and excluded foreign journalists.

He was a military ruler.

The shoguns are military rulers; the word 'shogun' means 'generalissimo'.