; Established parties ( alphabetical by country )

Established in Hong Kong in 1889 by Sir Paul Chater and William Keswick, the group today has property interests across the region.

Established by the old regime in 1988, the agency's post-Soviet responsibilities have been described in a series of decrees beginning in 1991.

Established by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1873, the Mount was one of the few institutions of higher education for women in Canada at a time when women could not vote.

Established by this point was the purposeful alignment of an " all Canadian route " -- within the rubric of national interest, the federal government refused to consider a less costly route bypassing the rugged Canadian Shield of northern Ontario by passing south through Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Established by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988, it is responsible for using the various forms of the media in spreading the Gospel.

Established by Pope Pius XII on 19 April 1958, it is charged with providing assistance to and examining matters pertaining to the Church in Latin America.

Established in 1912, the early years of the Republic of China were characterised by the domination of warlords and foreign incursions.

Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of " Oldest City in Germany.

Established by François-Marie Raoult in 1882, Raoult's law states:

Established by the order of the Secretary of the Navy John Branch on 6 December 1830 as the Depot of Charts and Instruments, the Observatory rose from humble beginnings.

Established by Act of Parliament, the market must be provided, and so a new Bill was introduced in 2003 to move the site to the outskirts of the city.

Established by the passing of Family Law Act 1975, under Chapter 3 of the Australian Constitution, it commenced operations on 5 January 1976.

Established in 1994, the Pierre Berton Award is presented annually by Canada's National History Society for distinguished achievement in presenting Canadian history in an informative and engaging manner.

Established in 1937, it is being supplanted by the six-digit North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS code ), which was released in 1997 ; however certain government departments and agencies, such as the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ), still use the SIC codes.

Established authors are often represented by a literary agent to market their work to publishers and negotiate contracts.

* Pig Roast, Established: 1986 — Pigroast is an annual barbecue held at Raystown Lake and is sponsored by the Men's rugby team with the support of the Women's Rugby team.

* Mr. Juniata Pageant, Established: 1997 — Sponsored by Circle K, the Mr. Juniata Pageant is a tongue-in-cheek spoof of beauty pageants with men from each class competing for the coveted Mr. Juniata crown.

Established as a national non-profit 501 ( c ) 3 organization in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U. S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.

Established in 1829 by the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1845 it became the first U. S. city west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated.

Established by Arvid Storsveen, its members were students from the University of Oslo.

* Established by school teachers while he was alive, the Zinn Education Project is Howard Zinn's legacy to middle-and high-school teachers and their students.

* Established the high school and U. S. open mile record 3: 55. 3 as a senior in 1965, a record that stood as the high school record for 36 years until broken by Alan Webb's 3: 53. 43 in 2001.

Established in 1875, the Court and its staff of 37 Lords Justices of Appeal hear both criminal appeals in the Criminal Division and civil appeals in the Civil Division, led by the Lord Chief Justice and Master of the Rolls respectively.

Established in 1980 by Sir Roy Goode, its mission is to develop a body of knowledge and skills in the areas of commercial law —- arbitration, intellectual property, taxation, financial law, banking law, information technology law and European law —- that can be placed at the service of government, public bodies, overseas institutions, the legal profession, industry and commerce.

Established on June 27, 1955 as part of Alberta's 50th Jubilee Year with the goal of protecting the fossil beds, the first warden was Roy Fowler ( 1902-1975 ), a farmer and amateur fossil hunter.

Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.

* Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Established by the Australian Government to plan for the future of former Defence and other special Commonwealth Lands around Sydney Harbour.

Established in 1949 as one of the three original colleges, the College of Economics follows the great tradition of the former Yokohama Commercial College.

Established in 1965 as a residential college on the site of the former navy base located at Point Edward along the western shore of Sydney Harbour, CCGC's first mandate was to train young men in 4-year diplomas of Marine Engineering or Marine Navigation for the Coast Guard's Officer Training Program.

Established under the leadership of Professor Tim Luckhurst, a former editor of the Scotsman and former BBC Editor The Centre runs both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that are accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

Established on July 1, 1987 with the restructuring of the former University of Alaska Juneau, Ketchikan Community College, and Islands Community College ( Sitka ), the University of Alaska Southeast serves the residents of southeastern Alaska with campuses in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka.

Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.

Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre " Sledgehammer " Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories.

Established in the ancient half-timbered building close to the great Parish Church of St. Oswald in 1407, the School would later attract the attention of Oliver Cromwell and Queen Elizabeth I ; the former dismissed the current headmaster for being a " delinquent " ( too " Royalist ") whilst the latter gave to the School an endowment of " forty shillings per annum " to help with its running.

Established in July 2011, following a re-organization of the Office of Intelligence & Operations Coordination ( OIOC ) from the merger of the former Offices of Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism in July 2007.

Established in two degrees, the Grand Cross and the Star of the Grand Cross ; the former was awarded only once under the Third Reich, to Göring, and the latter never.

Established in a former Kennametal facility in Latrobe this center contains traditional classrooms, distance learning classroom, computer classrooms / labs, electronic classrooms, a natural science classroom / lab and student lounge areas.

Established in 2002, the museum occupies the former lock operator's home and storage and maintenance building for Lock 10, one of fourteen locks on the Kentucky River which were originally built by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Established in 1994 upon the foundation of 70 years of teacher training by the former Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Institute of Education ( HKIEd ) is the only University Grants Committee funded institution dedicated professional teacher education in Hong Kong.

Established in 1997 through the transfer of functions and staff from the former Higher Education Quality Council and the quality assessment divisions of HEFCE and HEFCW, this independent agency works to ensure that higher education qualifications in the United Kingdom ( UK ) are of a sound standard.

Established in the early 1960s on the former estate lake it shares its name with.

Established in November 2005 as a result of a merger of the former Littlewoods and Shop Direct companies, the retailer was known as the Littlewoods Shop Direct Group until a corporate rebranding in May 2008.

Established in 1964 in a former cinema, it encouraged local talent and played a part in the development of new artistes and writers.

Established in 2003, Urban Freeflow ( UF ) was founded by Paul Corkery ( known as Ez ), a former boxer who saw an opportunity to monetize the fledgling movement of parkour.

Established on 6 July 1995 when the air safety functions of the former Civil Aviation Authority of Australia were separated from its other regulatory function of air traffic control ( which went to Airservices Australia ).

Established in 1406, the cemetery of the former Jewish community is one of the oldest in Germany.

Established in 1984 and named after Norman Makin, a former MP and diplomat, it has been a marginal seat at most elections since.

Established in 1994, the Adelaide Institute was formed from the former Truth Mission that was established in 1994 by Dr. Gerald Fredrick Töben.