Shortly after his selection, however, Smith opted to take two weeks of stress-leave, saying that the protracted leadership disputes had exhausted him.

DR Congo's government suggested his capture would end the activities of one of the country's most feared rebel groups, recently split by a leadership dispute.

Brash's decision to make his challenge public caused some criticism, with some party supporters perceiving that an open leadership dispute could damage the party's image.

In the intervening period there was a leadership dispute within the Democratic party, in which Wigmore remained neutral.

In 1997, the ruling BCP split over leadership disputes.

The CoR party went through numerous leadership disputes, and Hargrove eventually became the leader in July 1995 shortly before that year's election.

There had been previous leadership disputes in FGBMFI's history.

This was convened in order to settle the leadership dispute between the two factions.

When Kerbogha was defeated, Adhemar organized a council in an attempt to settle the leadership disputes, but he died on 1 August 1098, probably of typhus.

He tendered his resignation as prime minister, but the NFP splintered three days later in a leadership dispute, and a constitutional crisis developed.