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Following a historic election in which he defeated the long-time former leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, the former trade union leader became Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister on 19 May 1999, but exactly one year later, on 19 May 2000 he and most of his Cabinet were taken hostage by coup leader George Speight, in the Fiji coup of 2000.
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* July 2 – Following Pakistan's surrender to India in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, both nations sign the historic Simla Agreement, agreeing to settle their disputes bilaterally.
Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled both, thereby forming the present-day province of Leinster.
Following their deaths in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Henry and Boston were interred and memorialized in Monroe ’ s historic Woodland Cemetery, as are many members of Bacon ’ s family.
Following thousands of years of varying cultures of indigenous peoples, the historic Miami and Delaware Indians ( a. k. a. Lenape ) are the first-recorded permanent settlers in the Blackford County area, living on the Godfroy Reserve after an 1818 treaty.
Following the Public Bodies Reform ( aka ‘ bonfire of the quangos ’) in 2010, English Heritage was confirmed as the government's statutory advisor on the historic environment, and the largest source of non-lottery grant funding for heritage assets.
Following renewed historic analysis and a 1998 DNA study that found a match between the Jefferson male line and a descendant of her last son, Eston Hemings, a consensus among historians supports that the widower Jefferson fathered her son Eston Hemings and likely all her children.
Following the historic Hammond Lumber Company railroad grade, the trail begins at the Hammond Bridge – which crosses the Mad River near the Mad River County Park – and extends north to Clam Beach County Park just south of Little River State Beach.
Following that historic scrap McKinley would go on to serve three more terms in the state senate.
Following a difficult economic period in the 1980s that saw high unemployment and downtown stagnation, several key events have led to a period of economic and cultural renaissance, including the transformation of the historic Bates Mill Complex.
Following the second fire, much of the commercial area was rapidly rebuilt, so the downtown today contains many historic buildings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Following the defeat of the princes of Gwynedd and the division of their realm authorised by the Statute of Rhuddlan, Deheubarth was divided into the historic counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
Following the 1996 election, the Federal Election Commission certified the Reform Party as a national political party eligible for federal campaign matching funds, a historic first.
Following Schalke 04's historic 1997 victory in the UEFA Cup, and the club's upcoming 100th anniversary in 2004, the contract to construct a € 186 million stadium was given in 1998 to the German construction firm HBM.
Following the historic US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ( 1955 ), which eventually led to the integration of public schools, Southern whites in Virginia began a " Massive Resistance ".
Following the plans to revitalize Hastings Park, many of the PNE's historic buildings were demolished.
Following World War II, a number of European historic buildings fell into ruin as a result of taxation policies, which required all structures with roofs to pay substantial property tax.
Following the fall of the Derg in 1991, the old historic provinces and regions were abolished, replaced with the present ethnic-based modern regions ( based on ethnic and linguistic boundaries ).
Following the show's success he moved into semi-retirement, purchasing in 1996 the Manoir Rouville-Campbell, a historic hotel property, a Tudor Manor, in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in Quebec's Montérégie region.
Following on from hundreds of one-to-one meetings and a listening campaign across member institutions, in 2004 London Citizens signed an historic agreement with the London 2012 bid team, which set in stone precisely what the people of east London could expect in return for their support in hosting the Olympic Games.
Following this historic event, the efforts of the Swanage Railway's volunteers were redoubled working with Network Rail to replace the temporary connection with a permanent ground frame and catch-point arrangement at Motala.
Following issuance of building permits by the City of Miami during the last week of January 1999, the Dade Heritage Trust ( Miami-Dade County ’ s largest historic preservation organization ) filed a lawsuit on January 31, 1999, seeking an injunction against further construction on site.
Following runs went to other destinations with historic relevance to Rockers such as Brighton, Southend and Southsea which, in 1988, attracted over 7, 000 bikes.
Following the LDS Church's purchase of nearby Sun Ranch in the 1990s it tried to purchase the Martin's Cove property ; to operate it as a historic site.
Following the war and until the Boeing crash of 1971, the Valley boomed with middle-class residential construction ( lots of post-war split-levels dot the valley ) and with all of this construction, the Valley continued its historic diversity.
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Following his return, Lincoln continued his campaign for the August 6 election for the Illinois General Assembly.
Following his election as pope, John spent a year in Bologna and then joined forces with Louis II of Anjou to march against Ladislaus.
Following the 1998 presidential election, Klerides tried to form a government of national unity, by including six ministers from Klerides ' Democratic Rally party, two ministers from the socialist EDEK, three from the Democratic Party ( who broke ranks with party leader Spyros Kyprianou ) and one from the United Democrats.
Following the general election of 1950, the Labour party experienced a greatly reduced parliamentary majority, a mere five seats compared to the triple-digit majority of five years previous, despite an increase in the popular vote ( possible because of the first-past-the-post voting system ).
Following the election of George W. Bush in 2000, observers expected him to avoid any changes to DADT, since his nominee for Secretary of State Colin Powell had participated in its creation.
Following the 1999 European Parliament election EFA members formed a common European parliamentary group with the European Green Party called The Greens – European Free Alliance.
Following his election, Sir Graham said: " I am honoured that ELDR has chosen me to lead our great party.
Following President Bongo's re-election in December 1993 with 51 % of the vote, opposition candidates refused to validate the election results.
Following President Bongo's re-election in December 1993 with 51 % of the vote, opposition candidates refused to validate the election results.
Following the Saarland state election of August 2009, The Greens held the balance of power after a close election where no two-party coalitions could create a stable majority government.
Following the democratic election of Aristide in December 1990, many international creditors responded by cancelling significant amounts of Haiti's debt, bringing the total down to US $ 777 million in 1991.
Following election, Hoover broke his promises.
Following the May 2012 legislative election where the New Democracy party became the largest party in the Hellenic Parliament, Samaras, leader of ND, was asked by Greek President Karolos Papoulias to try to form a government.
Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect the permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives.
Following every House of Keys general election, the members of Tynwald elect from amongst themselves the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, who serves as the head of government for five years ( until the next general election ).
Following the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the US presidency, the new administration made renewed efforts to join the ILO even without League membership.
Following the 2011 Seanad Éireann election, the party no longer has any representatives in the Oireachtas.
Following the election defeat of 2011, John Gormley announced his intention not to seek another term as Green Party leader.
Following his resignation as Prime Minister, Major briefly became Leader of the Opposition, and Shadow Foreign Secretary ( as Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who was Foreign Secretary prior to the election, had lost his seat ), and remained in this post until the election of William Hague as leader of the Conservative Party in June 1997.
Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, however, events accelerated.
Following the November 1861 election, Davis announced the permanent cabinet in March 1862.
Following the constitution, another presidential election was held, in which two brothers, Anote and Harry Tong, were the two main candidates ( the third one, Banuera Berina won just 9, 1 %).
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