Following the recognition of Belarus as an independent state in December 1991 by the European Community, EC / EU-Belarus relations initially experienced a steady progress.

Following the fall of the Derg regime in 1991, Abune Merkorios abdicated under public and governmental pressure and went to exile in the United States.

Following the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union, Russia was one of the first nations to recognize Estonia's independence ( the first country to do so was Iceland on 22 August 1991 ).

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

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 privatization and tax reductions on Hungarian businesses, unemployment suddenly rose to 12 % in 1991 ( it was 1. 7 % in 1990 ), gradually decreasing until 2001.

Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a U. S .- led United Nations ( UN ) coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that completely removed Iraqi forces from Kuwait in four days.

Following this year, the team slipped, posting mediocre records from 1989 through 1991, after which Trebelhorn was fired.

Following the Labor Party's victory in the March 1983 election, Keating was appointed treasurer, a post he held until 1991.

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 exponential growth since 1991, Bosaso is the main port today.

Following the failure of the coup against the government of Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow in August 1991, Uzbekistan's Supreme Soviet declared the independence of the republic, henceforth to be known as the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Following the 23 October 1991 Final Act of the International Paris Conference on Cambodia among the Cambodian parties, Indonesia ( as co-chair with France ), and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Japan promptly established diplomatic relations and ended economic restrictions with Cambodia and Vietnam.

Following the 1991 general election, the francophone Union of Moderate Parties became the dominant party in Parliament, and Maxime Carlot Korman became the country's first francophone Prime Minister.

Following the IWC's 1991 refusal to accept its Scientific Committee's recommendation to allow sustainable commercial whaling, Iceland left the IWC in 1992.

Following the dismantling of the USSR or Soviet Union, Yerevan became the capital of the Republic of Armenia on 21 September 1991.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Castro led Cuba into its economic " Special Period ", before taking the country into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in 2006 and forging alliances with other nations in the Latin American " Pink Tide ".

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, Honecker took refuge in the Chilean embassy in Moscow, but was extradited by the Yeltsin administration to Germany in 1992.

Following Freddie Mercury's death on 24 November 1991 from bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS, the remaining members of Queen ( John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor ) came together with Queen Manager Jim Beach to organise an open air concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Mercury, as well as raise money for AIDS research, and spread awareness about the disease.

Following this, zines enjoyed a brief period of attention from conventional media and a number of zines were collected and published in book form, such as Donna Kossy's Kooks Magazine ( 1988 – 1991 ), published as Kooks ( 1994, Feral House ).

Following the First and Second State Law Examinations in 1987 and 1991 respectively, he began practising as an attorney in Bonn in 1991.

Following an NCAA rule change passed in January 1991, which required Division I schools to conduct all sports at the Division I level by 1993, the conference was formed by charter members Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, the University of Evansville, and Valparaiso University.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, interest in a federal world government and, more generally, in the global protection of human rights, was renewed.

Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base ( later Great Falls Air Force Base and Malmstrom Air Force Base ) played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era ( 1948 – 1991 ).

Following Foster's departure, Bronski Beat began work on their next album, Out and About.

Following Lenin's forced departure due to ill health, a power struggle began, which involved Nikolai Bukharin, Lev Kamenev, Alexei Rykov, Joseph Stalin, Mikhail Tomsky, Leon Trotsky and Grigory Zinoviev.

Following the departure of the British, the French colony of Mauritius began marooning lepers on Diego Garcia, and in 1793 the French established a coconut plantation using slave labour, which also exported cordage made from coconut fiber, and sea cucumbers, known as a delicacy in the orient.

Following Jim Mothersbaugh's departure, Bob Mothersbaugh found a new drummer in Alan Myers, who played with mechanical precision on a conventional, acoustic drum set.

Following Hoddle's departure, Kevin Keegan took England to Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards.

Following the departure of the Spanish settlers, the Falkland Islands became the domain of whalers and sealers who used the islands to shelter from the worst of the South Atlantic weather.

Following a defeat of his forces at the Battle of Reading on 9 December, James and his wife fled the nation ; James, however, returned to London for a two-week period that culminated in his final departure for France on 23 December.

Following the departure of Steve Rider from the BBC, Lineker, who is a keen recreational golfer with a handicap of four, became the new presenter for the BBC's golf coverage.

Following the departure of Rabbi Lubinsky in 1949, Rabbi Zweigenhaft assumed the position of Chief Rabbi of Hanover.

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

Following Benítez's departure from Liverpool in June 2010, Dalglish was asked to help find a replacement, and in July Fulham's Roy Hodgson was appointed manager.

Following the departure of his father and stepbrothers for Saudi Arabia, Philby continued to live alone in Ajaltun, but took a flat in Beirut after beginning an affair with Eleanor, the Seattle-born wife of New York Times correspondent Sam Pope Brewer.

Following Beck's departure in October 1966, The Yardbirds — tired from constant touring and recording — began to wind down.

Following their departure, the Labour government charted a new course of neutrality and became an active member of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Following Kes ' departure (" The Gift ") Paris once again served regular duty shifts in sickbay.

Following the February 1984 withdrawal of the UN Multinational Force from Beirut and the departure of most of Israel's forces from southern Lebanon a year later, Syria launched an unsuccessful initiative to reconcile warring Lebanese factions and establish a permanent cease-fire.

Following Raft's departure, the studio gave Bogart the role of Roy Earl in the 1941 film High Sierra, which helped establish him as one of the studio's top stars ; following High Sierra, Bogart was also given a role in John Huston's successful 1941 remake of the studio's 1931 failure, The Maltese Falcon.

Following his departure, he became the subject of talk shows and newspapers as he acknowledged his plans to become a solo singer, and he was spotted partying with George Michael in France.

Following Nepos ' departure, Orestes enthroned his own teenage son as the new Western Emperor, in the same year, with the regnal name Romulus Augustus ; the second element is often used in the diminutive " Augustulus " ( little Augustus ).

Following its departure from the CQRS in 1996, Falun Gong came under increased scrutiny from authorities and responded by adopting a more decentralized and loose organizational structure.

Following Bouchard's departure from Ottawa, Michel Gauthier became leader of the Bloc.

Following Bret Hart's departure, Vince McMahon used the resulting backlash in the creation of his " Mr. McMahon " character, a dictatorial and fierce ruler who favored heels who were " good for business " over " misfit " faces like Austin.

* Following the departure of Pyrrhus from Sicily, the Syracusan army and the city's citizens appoint Hiero II as the commander of their troops.

Following Anthony Morrow's departure after signing an offer sheet to the Nets, the Warriors signed Dorell Wright, formerly with the Miami Heat, to a three-year, $ 11 million deal.

Following the departure of the Minnesota North Stars after the 1993 season, the state was without an NHL team for seven seasons.