After 1180 BC, the Hittite empire disintegrated into several independent " Neo-Hittite " states, subsequent to losing much territory to the Middle Assyrian Empire and being finally overrun by the Phrygians, another Indo-European people who are believed to have migrated from The Balkans.

After losing 7 straight games, the decision was made to release head coach Dan Reeves.

After sweeping Minnesota in the American League Championship Series, Baltimore was shocked by losing to the New York Mets in a five-game World Series.

But most damaging, the new situation effectively trapped Russian foreign policy: After 1913, Russia could not afford losing its last ally in this crucial area and thus had no alternatives but to unconditionally support Serbia when the crisis between Serbia and Austria broke out in 1914.

After losing the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs finished with winning seasons the next two years, but those teams did not enter post-season play.

After losing a dismal 103 games in 1966, the Cubs brought home consecutive winning records in ' 67 and ' 68, marking the first time a Cub team had accomplished that feat in over two decades.

After losing an extra-inning game in Game 1, the Cubs rallied and took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Wild Card Florida Marlins in the NLCS.

After losing each of the first two games by two runs, the Rockies opened up a 5 – 2 lead against Matt Cain in the finale of the series on August 30.

After World War II, the club reached the FA Cup Final twice, losing in 1946 and winning in 1947.

After losing the first three games of the series against the Sharks, the Red Wings won three consecutive games to force a Game 7, becoming just the eighth team in NHL history to accomplish the feat ( the Chicago Blackhawks became the seventh team to do so earlier in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, against the Vancouver Canucks ).

After several years of losing money, the original museum closed down in 1989 and the Evoluon was converted into a conference center, opening in 1998.

After even refusing to give Wallach a token payment for losing out on two jobs, the actor said, " I'll sue you "— to which Leone replied, " Get in line ", and slammed down the phone.

After losing a physical confrontation with Douglass, Covey never tried to beat him again.

After surrender in North Africa and losing the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 – 43, the Germans were on the defensive.

After losing control of Amazing Stories, Gernsback founded two new science fiction magazines, Science Wonder Stories and Air Wonder Stories.

After defeats in battle, the desertion of his Armenian allies and his failure to capture Parthian strongholds convinced Antony to retreat, his army was further depleted by the hardships of its retreat through Armenia in the depths of winter, losing more than a quarter of its strength in the course of the campaign.

After enduring a few losing seasons, the team returned to contention in 1930.

After several losing seasons, the team, led by Kent Hrbek, Frank Viola, Bert Blyleven, Jeff Reardon, and rising star Kirby Puckett, returned to the World Series, defeating the Tigers in the ALCS.

After a winning season in 1992, the Twins fell into a years-long stretch of mediocrity, posting a losing record each year for the next eight years: 71 – 91 in 1993, 50 – 63 in 1994, 56 – 88 in 1995, 78 – 84 in 1996, 68 – 94 in 1997, 70 – 92 in 1998, 63 – 97 in 1999 and 69 – 93 in 2000.

After losing his northern hill territories to King Prithvi, Chauhan Raja Nawal Singh was forced to move to his southern territories ( currently Tulsipur / Balarampur in India ) and ruled as one of the largest Taluqdar of Oudh.

After losing in the first round to the Vikings in 1997, the Giants needed to close out the season with four wins to finish 8 – 8 in 1998.

After starting 5 – 0 in the 2009 season, New York lost to the likewise undefeated New Orleans Saints at the Superdome 48 – 27, beginning a four game losing streak, in which they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 24 – 17, the San Diego Chargers 21 – 20 and the Philadelphia Eagles 40 – 17.

After losing the conference championship in 2001 to the St. Louis Rams, in 2002 to the eventual Super Bowl Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers and in 2003 to the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX at the end of the 2004 season, where they lost to the New England Patriots, 24 – 21.

After being defeated in 1898 in the Spanish-American War and losing possession of the Philippine Islands, Spain sold the Palau archipelago to Imperial Germany in the 1899 German-Spanish Treaty.

After a run of regular-season success in the early 1990s ( making the NLCS three straight years ), the Pirates have struggled in recent decades, with 20 consecutive losing seasons to date, the longest in North American professional sports history.

After successfully standing for re-election five times, and becoming Chicago's longest serving mayor, Richard M. Daley announced he would step down at the end of his final term in 2011.

After Lincoln's landslide re-election in early November 1864 on a platform advocating passage of the 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution to abolish slavery altogether, Booth devoted increasing energy and money to his kidnap plot.

After winning re-election in December 2006, Chávez said, " Now more than ever, I am obliged to move Venezuela's path towards socialism.

After the 1998 midterm elections where the Republicans lost seats, Gingrich did not stand for re-election.

After re-election in the 1965 election, he served as parliamentary secretary ( junior minister ) to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson ( 1965 ) and then to Minister of Finance, Mitchell Sharp ( 1966 ).

After John's defeat in his presidential re-election campaign, the family retired to Quincy in 1800.

After the re-election of Chen Shui-bian in 2004, Hu's government changed tactics.

After returning to Washington and winning re-election in November 1942 Lodge, went to observe allied troops in serving in Egypt and Libya, and in that position was on hand for the British retreat from Tobruk.

After his re-election, Chirac wished to give a sign of political renewal.

After his re-election in 1949, he was first named Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for External Affairs from 25 January 1951 to 31 December 1952, he was then named Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Finance from 1 January 1953 to 13 June 1953.

After an unsuccessful re-election bid in 1942, Boggs joined the United States Navy as an ensign.

After losing his bid for re-election in 2003 to Republican challenger Haley Barbour, Musgrove returned to private practice with the law firm of Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P. A.

After re-election, he advanced to sufficient seniority to chair the committee, 1945 – 47.

After sitting Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that he would not seek re-election in 2010, it was widely anticipated that Coleman would run for governor.

After his 2000 re-election defeat, Grams went back into private business and in 2004 became the owner of three radio stations in Little Falls, Minnesota .< ref >

After Minton failed in his 1940 Senate re-election bid, Roosevelt appointed him as a judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

After tiring of the taunts, Long launched a rebuttal from the podium, calling Minton a vicious politician whose positions would cost Minton re-election.

After winning a bitter contest for re-election to unprecedented third and fourth terms, Roosevelt's health was deteriorating, and he died on April 12, 1945 of a massive brain hemorrhage.

After her 2007 re-election MacDonald stood to become Presiding Officer, but lost the ballot to Alex Fergusson.

After serving five months of his sentence, Gayoom was released on 13 October 1973 as a result of an amnesty following Nasir's re-election for a second five-year term.

After winning re-election in 1936, Roosevelt proposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, wherein the President could appoint an additional Justice for each sitting Justice over age 70.

After de Valera's re-election in February 1933, he dismissed O ' Duffy as commissioner, and in July of that year, O ' Duffy took control of the ACA and renamed it the National Guard.

" After he left the cabinet, Blair still campaigned for Lincoln's re-election and Lincoln and the Blair family retained close ties.

After MacAskill won re-election to the Scottish Parliament in 2011, a Scottish National Party supporter said that the decision had been mentioned by very few voters during the election campaign.