"This is an appeal for us to start over in an age of civilian politics," the President said in a televised Cabinet meeting.

But now, at the age of 54, he has decided to forsake military struggle in favor of civilian politics.

But today, I believe that civilian politics should be our main battleground.

He left the SAF in 1984 to pursue civilian politics.

This is very true of contemporary civilian politics in Nigeria, where the mass media occupy a central place in the new democracy.

More than any other military in Latin America, Mexico's fighting forces have kept out of civilian politics and avoided public attention.

From military politics, he brought to civilian politics a skill at remembering names, building alliances and listening to all parties.

Critics of the Tigers say they simply were unable or unwilling to make the transition to civilian politics.

"I don't know much about civilian politics."

Beijing is full of reports about shifts in the commission and in the army itself, changes that could shape civilian politics.