Before 1997, it was the duty of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong.

* 1997 – Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

Before the 1997 war, about 15, 000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were French.

Before the 1997 civil war, the Republic of the Congo's system of government was similar to that of the French.

Before the institution of interleague play in 1997, the two teams would have little opportunity to play each other.

Before 1997, the incoming Labour Government promised to reduce the number and power of NDPBs.

Before 1997, most organisations affiliated to the CWI sought to build an entrist Marxist wing within the large social democratic parties.

:: Example: Before 1997, the IDEA was silent on the subject of private school reimbursement, but courts had granted such reimbursement as “ appropriate ” relief under principles of equity pursuant to 20 U. S. C.

Before 2011 it held the same position in the administrative hierarchy, according to Law 2539 of 1997, the Kapodistrias Plan, except that Ithomi was an independent municipality and Ancient Messene was a local division ( topiko diamerisma ) within it.

Before the construction of the Betuweroute Highspeed Railway, thorough soil research was performed in 1997.

Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca ( 1997 ), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet ( 2000 ), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 ( 2005 ), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ).

Before long, OpenDoc was scrapped, with Steve Jobs noting that they " put a bullet through head ", and most of the team was laid off in March 1997.

Before long, OpenDoc was scrapped, with Steve Jobs ( who had been at NexT Computer during this development ) noting that they " put a bullet through head ", and most of the team was laid off in a big reduction in force in March 1997.

Before serving as president, Khatami had been a representative in the parliament from 1980 to 1982, supervisor of the Kayhan Institute, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance ( 1982 – 1986 ), and then for a second term from 1989 to May 24, 1992 ( when he resigned ), the head of the National Library of Iran from 1992 to 1997, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.

Before 1997, the contestants were required to wear identical, somewhat dated, one-piece suits.

* Released split single of the Rolling Stones song " Before They Make Me Run " with the Supersuckers ( 1997 ).

Before the addition of a score bug in 1997, the only graphic that utilized this was the on-screen text, which was italicized and underlined in red.

Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878.

* Come Before Christ and Murder Love ( Serpent's Tail, London 1997 ).

Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured many fewer rules than are used in modern MMA.

Before 1997, the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) was considered the only major MMA organization in the world and featured much fewer rules then are used in modern MMA.

In August 1997 the Central People's Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea promulgated regulations regarding use of the Juche Era calendar, according to which for dates occurring before 1912 the Gregorian calendar year is used exclusively, so that there is no " negative " Juche year, or " Before Juche " concept.

Before 1997, the team competition was structured differently.

American punk band Guttermouth covered " Happy Loving Couples " on the 1997 new wave tribute album Before You Were Punk.

Before the Twelve Tables ( 754 – 449 BC ), private law comprised the Roman civil law ( ius civile Quiritium ) that applied only to Roman citizens, and was bonded to religion ; undeveloped, with attributes of strict formalism, symbolism, and conservatism, e. g. the ritual practice of mancipatio ( a form of sale ).

Before the discovery of iron and sulphur rich water, Harrogate comprised two hamlets, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate, close to the historic town of Knaresborough.

Before the incorporation of additional land from adjacent parishes, Hawridge historically comprised some.

Before that date, it comprised the peninsula of Halifax, the community of Fairview, and part of Clayton Park.

Before year 2000, Kagera region comprised six districts: Bukoba Urban, Bukoba Rural, Muleba, Karagwe, Ngara and Biharamulo.

Before the formation of the District of The Wrekin ( Telford ) and later the Borough of Telford and The Wrekin, the Urban District of Oakengates comprised Oakengates, Wrockwardine Wood, St. George's, Priorslee, Snedshill, The Nabb, Wombridge and Trench, and always had a Labour council.

Before the 1763 uprising it comprised a Court of Policy building, a warehouse, an inn, two smithies, a bakery, a Lutheran church and a number of houses, among other buildings.

Before the election, the UPA comprised the following constituent parties:

Before that the Lubrański Academy comprised six schools: of philosophy, logic, mathematics, languages ( Latin, Greek ), law, and rhetoric.

Before it was built, the area mostly comprised fields and open countryside on the edge of the city and in the townland of Grangegorman.

Before the Battle of Warsaw the 1st Legions Infantry Division comprised three regiments, one of which was armed with German Mauser rifles, a second with French Lebel rifles ( carbines ), while the third used Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles.

Before writing what would become their self-titled 2007 release, the band wrote, and scrapped, almost an album and a half worth of material that comprised most of their setlist from 2002 through 2006.

Before 1959, the administration of each college comprised an abbot with council of ten Lamas ( LakhachuBla kha bcu ) for each college.

Before you let loose a howl saying we announced its coming, not once but several times, indeed we did.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before that, several scientists had published or pointed out that mould or penicillium sp.

Before the pitch, the runner will often take a lead-off, walking several steps away from the base as a head start for his next advance.

Before he entered parliament, Disraeli was involved with several women, most notably Henrietta, Lady Sykes ( the wife of Sir Francis Sykes, 3rd Bt ), who served as the model for Henrietta Temple.

" Before this, he had published several works on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and its consequences, but his literary capacity was mediocre, his style stiff and cold, and it was his personal character rather than his reputation as a writer that earned him the confidence of the elector.

Before initiating the palace coup against Khrushchev, Brezhnev had talked to several Central Committee members, and had a list which contained all of the Central Committee members who supported ousting Khrushchev.

Before its coastline was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south.

Before DDT, malaria was successfully eradicated or curtailed in several tropical areas by removing or poisoning mosquito breeding grounds and larva habitats, for example by filling or applying oil to standing water.

Before production of the film began, Coppola went to his mentor Roger Corman for advice about shooting in the Philippines, since Corman had filmed several pictures there.

Before the founding of the Federal Reserve, the United States underwent several financial crises.

Before Windows 95 was released, OS / 2 Warp 3. 0 was even shipped preinstalled with several large German hardware vendor chains.

Before he dies, Heracles throws Lichas into the sea, thinking he was the one who poisoned him ( according to several versions, Lichas turns to stone, becoming a rock standing in the sea, named for him ).

Sandi Simcha Dubowski's movie Trembling Before G-d ( 2001 ) documented the experiences of several homosexual Modern Orthodox and Haredi Jews.

Before this, the land on which the lake now sits has gone through several complex stages.

Before Neuromancer, Gibson had written several short stories for prominent science fiction periodicals – mostly noir countercultural narratives concerning low-life protagonists in near-future encounters with cyberspace.

Before Garissa is destroyed by illegal antimatter bombs called planet busters, sent from Omuta, several Garissan ships are sent to attack Omuta with a superweapon called the Alchemist.

Before the high Middle Ages, several books were used at Mass: a Sacramentary with the prayers, one or more books for the Scriptural readings, and one or more books for the antiphons and other chants.

Before colonization, Sumba was inhabited by several small ethnolinguistic groups, some of which may have had tributary relations to the Majapahit Empire.

Before filming began, several of the film's stars, including Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi, and Tom Hanks, endured ten days of " boot camp " training and work on the film set to prepare for their roles.

Before Harding's election, the nation had been adrift ; President Woodrow Wilson had been ill by a debilitating stroke for eighteen months and before that Wilson had been in Europe for several months attempting to negotiate a peace settlement after World War I.

Before the most recent edition of the BGP standard, if an UPDATE had no MULTI_EXIT_DISC value, several implementations created a MED with the least possible value.

( Before the war, the Boers had constructed several forts south of Pretoria, but the artillery had been removed from the forts for use in the field, and in the event the Boers abandoned Pretoria without a fight ).

Before their conquest in the fourth and third centuries BC, the Qin suffered several setbacks.