Following the 1979 invasion and occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet troops, Massoud devised a strategic plan for expelling the invaders and overthrowing the communist regime.

Following the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979 – 1980, the West became concerned with ensuring the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US received permission for a $ 400 million expansion of the military facilities on Diego Garcia consisting of two parallel runways, expansive parking aprons for heavy bombers, 20 new anchorages in the lagoon, a deep water pier, port facilities for the largest naval vessels in the US or British fleet, aircraft hangars, maintenance buildings and an air terminal, a fuel storage area, and billeting and messing facilities for thousands of sailors and support personnel.

Following shooting between 16 September and 12 November 1978, a two-hour-long rough cut of the film was put together for its first private showing in January 1979.

Following Labour's 1979 general election defeat by Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan remained party leader for the next 18 months before he resigned and Foot was elected Labour leader on 4 November 1980, beating Denis Healey in the second round of the leadership election ( the last leadership contest to involve only Labour MPs ).

Following his extradition to Turkey, he was imprisoned for the 1979 murder of Abdi İpekçi and for two bank raids carried out in the 1970s.

Following Labour's defeat in the 1979 general election, James Callaghan appointed Neil Kinnock to the Shadow Cabinet as Education spokesman.

Following his commercial breakthrough with Alien ( 1979 ), his best-known works are sci-fi classic Blade Runner ( 1982 ), Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ), best picture Oscar-winner Gladiator ( 2000 ), Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ), Matchstick Men ( 2003 ), Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ), American Gangster ( 2007 ), Robin Hood ( 2010 ), and Prometheus ( 2012 ).

Following a referendum in 1979, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence.

Following victories in the 1967 and 1974 elections, the SVLP led the island to independence, winning the first post-independence election in 1979.

Following their seizure of power, the Sandinistas ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as part of a Junta of National Reconstruction.

Following the release of Get Over You in February 1979, the Undertones ' eponymous debut album was released in May.

Following the ' You Got My Number tour ' of October 1979, the Undertones began recording the songs for their second album at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands.

Following the Iranian revolution in 1979, the city's municipality and other related institutions initiated important restoration and reconstruction projects.

Following the Three Mile Island ( TMI ) power plant's partial core melt on March 28, 1979, President Jimmy Carter commissioned a study, " Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island ( 1979 ).

Following that, the 1970s Energy Crisis ensued which included the 1973 – 75 recession, the 1973 Oil Crisis as well as the 1979 energy crisis beginning as a prelude to a disastrous economic climate injected with stagflation ; the combination between high unemployment and high inflation.

Following the 1979 Herat uprising, the Revolutionary Council and the PDPA Politburo established the Homeland Higher Defence Council.

Following the breakup of ELP, circa 1979, Emerson had modest success with Emerson, Lake & Powell in the 1980s as well as with 3, with the album To the Power of Three.

Following initial positive reviews, the made-for-television film was rebroadcast twice in 1978 and 1979, but has not been shown since on national re-broadcasts, nor issued in home media.

Following her husband's death in 1977, Margret continued writing, and in 1979, became a Professor of Creative Writing at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Following the nationalizations in 1979 and the outbreak of the Iran – Iraq War, over 80 % of Iran's economy came under the control of the government.

Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newly-born Islamic Republic, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, dramatically reversed the pro-Western foreign policy of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively.

Following peace treaties signed with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, Eilat's borders with its neighbors were finally opened.

Following Sexton's departure in 1977 the club eventually slipped into the Second Division in 1979.

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 %).