Following Zuma's accession to the ANC leadership in 2007 and Mbeki's resignation as president in 2008, the Mbeki faction of former ministers led by Mosiuoa Lekota split away from the ANC to form the Congress of the People.

Following extensive inspections and repairs, Interstate 90 east-and westbound lanes reopened in early January 2007.

Following the 2008 revision of the EU Regulation that governs European political parties allowing the creation of European foundations affiliated to Europarties, the EFA established in September 2007 its official foundation / think tank, the Centre Maurits Coppieters ( CMC ).

Following a surge in U. S. troops in 2007 and 2008, violence in Iraq began to decrease.

Following a government crisis, Prodi submitted his resignation on 21 February 2007.

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 takeover of the club by George Gillett and Tom Hicks in February 2007, the proposed stadium was redesigned.

Following Mobil's merger with Exxon, at the start of 2000 BP acquired all the petrol retailing assets as well as the Coryton refinery ( but sold it to Petroplus in 2007 ).

Following the 20th anniversary of his flight on 28 May 2007, the international media interviewed Rust about the flight and its aftermath.

Following a vote of " no confidence " by Parliament against President Scotty on 19 December 2007, Marcus Stephen became the President.

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

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 this model the Mario series has gone on to become the best selling video game franchise of all time with 193 million units sold as of January 2007, almost 40 million units ahead of second ranked franchise ( Pokémon, also by Nintendo ).

Following the success of STS-121, all subsequent missions have been completed without major foam problems, and the construction of ISS nears completion ( during the STS-118 mission in August 2007, the orbiter was again struck by a foam fragment on liftoff, but this damage was minimal compared to the damage sustained by Columbia ).

Following the abandonment of this initiative, the scaffolding that had been erected around the south tower remained, rusting away ( until it was removed in the summer of 2007 ).

Following the 2007 cyber-attacks, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence ( CCDCOE ) was established in Tallinn.

Following Hird's retirement as a player from the Bombers at the end of the 2007 AFL season, he became a commentator and football analyst for Australian rules football on Fox Sports, a position which he held until he began his coaching career at the end of 2010.

Following the success of the first benchmark Disability Standard 2007 saw the introduction of the Chief Executives ' Diamond Awards for outstanding performance and 116 organisations taking the opportunity to compare trends across a large group of UK employers and monitor the progress they had made on disability.

Following Goldwater's death in 2007 and Silberkleit's in 2008, Silberkleit's widow Nancy and Goldwater's half-brother Jonathan became co-CEOs in 2009.

Following the Cincinnati Reds versus Seattle Mariners series from June 22 – 24, 2007, a fan movement emerged petitioning Mariners ' management to bring Griffey back.

Following an appeal from his supporters who got 40, 000 signatures, in January 2007, Bové announced he would run in the 2007 French presidential election.

* Julian Rubin, " The Invention of the Foucault Pendulum ", Following the Path of Discovery, 2007, retrieved 2007-10-31.

Following their playoff exit, on August 7, 2007, Absolute Hockey Enterprises, a group led by Doug MacLean, announced it had signed a purchase agreement for the team and the leasehold on the St. Pete Times Forum.

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 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.