Despite occasional rows, Britain, the ex-colonial power, has usually been lenient towards the Kenyan government.
Walters Power International, the ex-official's firm, had been trying for years to gain a foothold in Pakistani power generation.
Like many parts of Indonesia, the Moluccas suffer from the vacuum of power created when ex-President Suharto stepped aside two years ago.
As Mr Fini would point out, the ex-Communists themselves, now in power in Italy under Massimo D'Alema, took some time before renouncing outright their Soviet links.
The ex-rebels in government say this would violate the power-sharing accords that ended the war.
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His victory in parliament, by a margin of 235 to 198, was achieved by luring away former government members of parliament, including stalwart followers of Thaksin Shinawatra, the ex-prime minister who was convicted in absentia of abusing power and now lives in exile.
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In Egypt, ex-ministers are now being prosecuted for allegedly enriching themselves while in power.
It remains to be seen whether, pursuant to this deal, ex-President Manuel Zelaya will now be - as he claims - restored to power.
Mr Aleman came to power in January set on the wholesale return of property to its ex-owners.
Mr Lipponen's thoughts now turn to the new balance of power in a coalition still likely to include the Greens, the ex-communists and a party of ethnic Swedes, as well as the conservatives, who vigorously argue for a fifth nuclear power station for Finland.
Nevertheless, it highlights the possible security threats that could be posed by the coalition of ex-rebel commanders that are not directly under President Ouattara's authority, but which brought him to power.
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