Park agreed to restore civilian rule following pressure from the Kennedy administration.

The 1999 constitution restored democratic rule to Nigeria, and remains in force today.

If that does not happen, the government can suspend the assembly and restore direct rule from London.

Perhaps more important, the king did not address what would be done to restore democratic rule.

But one big omission was a schedule for restoring democratic rule.

The coup leaders handed back power a few days later when the president promised to restore democratic rule.

Short of impeachment, the only way to restore constitutional rule would be to negotiate the President's return and a reconciliation with the army.

He said nothing about the protests or the protesters' demands to restore parliamentary rule.

He did not say anything about restoring civilian rule.

The different political factions within the country are calling upon the military government to restore democratic rule.