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 the dissolution of the Republican Party in 1876, the True Whig Party dominated the Liberian government until the 1980 coup, eventually creating what was effectively a one-party state.

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 the success of the National Lampoon – backed Animal House, Mad lent its name in 1980 to a similarly risque comedy film, Up the Academy.

Following the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 Rajiv entered politics.

Following his younger brother's death in 1980, Gandhi was pressured by Indian National Congress party politicians and his mother to enter politics.

Following these movies, a third season of the TV series was produced, broadcast on Japanese television in 1980.

Following the 1980 federal elections, the Libertarian Party assumed the title of being the third largest party after the American Independent Party, which had previously been the third largest political party, continued to fracture.

Following the introduction of the Bacteriological code, it was accepted as valid in 1980

Following Baryshnikov's appointment as artistic director of American Ballet Theatre in 1980, he worked with various modern choreographers, most notably Twyla Tharp.

Following a difficult production, The Empire Strikes Back was released on May 21, 1980, and initially received mixed reviews from critics, although it has since grown in esteem, becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars saga and one of the most highly-rated films in history.

Following the Iowa caucuses, Meese joined the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign full-time as chief of staff in charge of day-to-day campaign operations and senior issues adviser.

Following a financial crisis in 1980, new management was brought into ICL ( Christopher Laidlaw as chairman, and Robb Wilmot as managing director ).

Following the organization ’ s heed, more than one-fifth of Moral Majority supporters voted for Reagan in 1980 that had supported Carter in 1976.

" Following the Mariel boatlift in 1980, 10, 000 Cubans settled in New Jersey, leading to a second wave of Cubans to Union City, which totaled 15, 000 by 1994.

Following the 1980 Iran hostage crisis, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.

Following Carter's loss in 1980 to Ronald Reagan, Albright moved on to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C., where she was given a grant for a research project.

Following the loss at the 1980 Mr. Olympia, Mentzer reportedly ran into numerous problems.

Following up on Wigner, Richard Hamming ( 1980 )

Following a trend set by Black Christmas, Silent Night, Bloody Night, Halloween and Friday the 13th ( as well as To All a Good Night, a slasher film with a Christmas setting released in January 1980 and preceding Friday the 13th by four months ), many films of the era used special days or holidays as a motif.

Following the transition to independent Zimbabwe in 1980, some Special Branch members were incorporated within the South African security services, while others found ready employment in the Persian Gulf states.

Following Siegel's departure for rival WCBS-TV, the show reverted to the A. M. New York name until its cancellation in 1980, by which point it had been hosted by Janet Langhart and Clay Cole.

Following the coup d ' état of September 12, 1980, headed by Kenan Evren, he was banned from involvement in active politics for ten years.

Following an announcement at the beginning of December 1980, Senghor resigned his position at the end of the year, before the end of his fifth term.

Following an unsuccessful move to the United States in 1975, the band's popularity waned but was unexpectedly revived in 1980 when they were last minute replacements for Ozzy Osbourne at the Reading Rock Festival.

Following the 2004 season, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to be the team's manager.

Following the regular season, in which the 12-4 Panthers won their third NFC South division title, they hosted the Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in the Panthers first home playoff game since January 2004.

Following the 1899 season, the National League disbanded four teams, including the Cleveland franchise.

Following the 1947 season, the American League countered with a rule change that fixed the distance of an outfield wall for the duration of a season.

Following the ' 69 season, the club posted winning records for the next few seasons, but no playoff action.

Following the 1991 season, Essendon moved from its traditional home ground at Windy Hill to the larger and newly renovated MCG.

Following their first season, he made his Broadway directorial debut with Antonia by Hungarian playwright Melchior Lengyel, then returned to Rochester, where C. F.

Following the Colts first NFL championship, the team once again posted a 9 – 3 record during the 1959 season and would defeat the Giants once again in the NFL Championship Game to claim their second title in back to back fashion.

Following Unitas ' departure, the Colts would make the playoffs three consecutive season from 1975 to 1977, losing in the divisional round each time.

Following two consecutive playoff losses to the Patriots, the Colts began the 2005 season with a 13 – 0 record, including a regular season victory over the Patriots, the first in the Manning era.

Following their Super Bowl championship, the Colts would go onto a 13 – 3 record during the 2007 season and would lose to the San Diego Chargers in the divisional playoffs, which would be the final game the Colts played at the RCA Dome, with the Colts moving into Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008.

Following the season, head coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement after seven seasons as head coach, compiling an overall record of 92 – 33 with the team.

Following a 2006 season in which they missed the playoffs, Lamar Hunt sold the club in August 2006 to OnGoal, LLC, a six-man ownership group led by Cerner Corporation co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig, a local group committed to keeping the Wizards in Kansas City.

Following the end of the season, Liverpool sacked Dalglish on 16 May 2012, citing that " results in the Premier League have been disappointing ".

Following the season one finale, Lex's corpse disappears from the coroner's office.

Following the league's dissolution after only one season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with the Football League.

Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969 – 70 season and a poor start to the 1970 – 71 season, Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach.

Following the season, Ron Gardenhire received AL Manager of the Year honors after finishing as a runner up in several prior years.

Following the strike-shortened 1987 season, the 8 – 7 Vikings, who had finished 8 – 4 in regular games but 0 – 3 using strike-replacement players, pulled two upsets in the playoffs by beating the two teams with the best regular season records.

Following the 1977 season, the Brewers made two big hires that turned the previously underachieving Brewers into perennial contenders.

Following a disappointing 7 – 9 record in the 2007 season, the Saints ended the 2008 season 8 – 8.