Due to the economic crisis that affected most former Eastern bloc countries, a steady reform in the military could not be carried out ; much of the equipment fell into disrepair and some of it was smuggled and sold to the international black market.

Due to failure to curb deepening unrest in the northern part of the country, Gambi was in July 2006 replaced with Bozizé ’ s old friend from the military academy, Jules Bernard Ouandé.

Due to the years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development, economic growth stagnated.

Due to its strategic location at the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, Djibouti also hosts various foreign military bases.

Due to a combination of surprise, superior military forces, and a poorly armed South Korean army, the Northern forces quickly captured Seoul and Syngman Rhee and his government was forced to flee further south.

Due to a series of ill fortuned policy decisions concerning military expenditures and mining industries and the radical changes in international oil prices by the late 1970s, the North Korean economy began to slow down.

Due to its striking uniform, it is arguably the best-known part of the Sammarinese military, and appears on countless postcard views of the republic.

Due to the PRC's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and repeated military threats made by the PRC, a formal declaration of independence could lead to a military confrontation between the Republic of China Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army of the PRC, escalating and involving other countries, such as the United States and Japan.

Due to bad publicity claiming that most of this land reform happened in a corrupt way and land went to politicians from ZANU-PF, military leaders or leaders in the police forces who account to less than 1, 000 individuals, actually more than 100, 000 blacks were resettled on land which was previously owned by few whites.

Due to historic activities typically related to radium industry, uranium mining, and military programs, there are numerous sites that contain or are contaminated with radioactivity.

Due to the success of Council-directed research in producing a sound-based method of detecting submarines, as well as other military innovations, the NRC was retained at the end of the war, though it was gradually decoupled from the military.

Due to a lack of appreciation, competition venues, and military personnel, almost all military marching bands have disappeared from schools in the United States ; notable exceptions the Fightin ' Texas Aggie Band from Texas A & M University, the Highty-Tighties of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, and the Cadets of Norwich University Military College of Vermont, the oldest collegiate band in the United States and the nation's first private military academy.

Due to military conquest and dynastic marriages the West Ruthenian ( Belarusian ) principalities were acquired by the expanding Lithuania, beginning with the rule of Lithuanian King Mindaugas ( 1240 – 63 ).

Due to military shortages and lack of organisation in French territory, many breaches of the Continental System occurred as French-dominated states engaged in illicit ( though often tolerated ) trade with British smugglers.

Due to increasing requirements for SAMS graduates in the U. S. military, the Army expanded the school in the 1990s.

Due to its military history, most streets in the city are named after Russian and Soviet military heroes.

Due to the low morale within the Red Army at the time, it is not possible to know what proportion of these losses were due to military casualties, and which proportion were due to desertion.

On March 17, 1981, a police raid on his villa in Arezzo led to the discovery of a list of 962 persons composed of Italian military officers and civil servants involved in Propaganda Due ( also known as " P2 "), a clandestine lodge expelled from the Grande Oriente d ' Italia Masonic organization.

Due to its military role, the city could not grow outside its walled belt.

Due to his literary style and the thoroughness of his research — which seemingly included studying Roman imperial archives and heavily relying on Thucydides — and his apparent rigor — for he tended not to support any character or subject, taking an impartial point of view — he was by far the most read and admired historian during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the early Modern Era.

Due to his administrative tasks, the head of the chapel of the imperial palace during the Holy Roman Empire was called Chancellor.

Due to the deterioration of state budget, this became the last large-scale renovation of the temple complex in the imperial time.

Due to Gordian I's advanced age, the younger Gordian was attached to the imperial throne and acclaimed Augustus too.

Due to her family traditions, she encouraged imperial ideas in the mind of her consort.

Due to a number of imperial sentence reductions, exiles started to complete their labor terms years ahead of schedule.

Due to the persistence of Saigō Takamori, a prominent leader of the imperial faction, the Tokugawa loyalists were shown clemency, and many former shogunate leaders were later given positions of responsibility under the new government.

Due to the Western powers ' declared neutrality, the Americans refused to release the ship, but once neutrality was lifted, the imperial faction obtained the vessel and employed it in engagements in Hakodate under the name Kōtetsu ( literally " Ironclad ").

Due to the Pax Romana, walls were not needed around cities, and they were only built as an imperial favor to show the special status of a city.

Due to these connections she was attached to the imperial court at an early age.

Due to these colonies ' low economic output and the United Kingdom's fading imperial prowess, independence was usually granted after little instigation, with the UK presiding over creation of the new state.

Due to his service, he was promoted to General of the Flying Cavalry, the second highest position in Chinese imperial army at that time after Regent Marshal ( held by He Jin ) and equal to General of the Flying Chariots ( which was awarded to Huangfu Song ).

Due to religious and political ambitions, the Exarch Gregory the Patrician ( who was related by blood to the imperial family, through the emperor's cousin Nicetas ) declared himself independent of Constantinople in 647.

Due to internal differences, a new coalition of Holkar and Sindhia's enemy Ismail Beg, menaced the territory of Sindhia in northern India, and in spite of diplomatic negotiations and promises of imperial titles, there was a battle of Lakhari in 1793 between Holkar-Ismail Beg and Sindhia.

Due to advance of Hungarian army in 1849 and disagreement between Serb leaders, autonomous Serb region ceased to exist in 1849 and remains of its army were included into Austrian imperial army.

Due to disagreements between French President Charles de Gaulle and the Commission's agriculture proposals, among other things, France boycotted all meetings of the Council bringing work to a halt until it was resolved the following year by the Luxembourg compromise.

Due to the proximity to France, French television channels are also available.

Due to a number of Parisian conventions that had to be honored ( including extensive ballets ), it became Verdi's first work in the French Grand opera style.

Due to pressure against the Adams Administration from Jefferson and his supporters, Congress released the papers related to the XYZ Affair, which rallied a shift in popular opinion from Jefferson and the French government to supporting Adams.

Due to his good relationships with Louis VII, Géza II asked the French king to be his son Stephen's baptism godfather.

Due to the prolonged French defense, many Allied troops were able to escape to Dunkirk.

Due to Grenoble's geographical situation, French troops were garrisoned in the city and its region during the Italian Wars.

Due to its location, Brest is regarded as the first French port that can be accessed from the Americas.

Due to internal instability and French military disasters in 1798 and 1799, the Directory only lasted for four years.

Due to continued losses inflicted by the Mexican guerrillas loyal to the Republic and the threat of an American military intervention, Napoleon withdrew French troops from Mexico in 1866, which left Maximilian and the Mexican monarchists doomed to defeat in 1867.

Due to the French electoral system, the party's representation in public office has been limited, despite its significant share of the vote.

Due to the tradition of Salic Law, which did not allow women to inherit the throne of France, he was succeeded by his first cousin's son, Francis I ( who was also his son-in-law ), who founded his own line of French kings.

Due to French diplomatic pressure, Japan later deported Châu to China.

Due to a new system of forward supply bases devised by the Marquess de Louvois, the French were able to advance surprisingly fast.

Due to Morroco's long history with French colonialism, alongside neighbouring countries including Algeria and Tunisia, sole French-medium education is very widespread, with Arabic being introduced and taught as a second language, as well as the study of a third language later on, usually either English, Spanish, or Italian ( in Libya ).

Due to his relation to Dacko and experience abroad in the French military, Bokassa was able to quickly rise through the ranks of the army, becoming the Central African army's first colonel on 1 December 1964.

Due to the French colonial rule in the Indian territory of Pondicherry, India has a connection with other members.

Due to its high French population, mainly made up of bankers and associated household support staff, it has long held the unofficial title of the 21st arrondissement of Paris.

Due to its extremely widespread use, in Byzantine, African, Italian, French, Spanish, and " insular " ( Irish and English ) centres, there were many slightly different styles in use:

Due to fears of tides and hurricanes in the 18th century, the capital of French Louisiana was later moved by colonial governor Bienville, in 1723, from Biloxi to a new inland harbor town named La Nouvelle-Orléans ( New Orleans ), built for the purpose in 1718 – 1720.

Due to growing disputes with the French and closer trade relations with Pennsylvania-based merchants, the Wyandot burned their village and relocated to the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in what is today Cleveland in 1748.

Due to this success of the French Army, Ostrołęka appears on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Due to weather conditions at the time, airflow through the tunnel was from the Italian side to the French side.