Following this ruling, Alford petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which upheld the initial ruling, and subsequently to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which ruled that Alford's plea was not voluntary, because it was made under fear of the death penalty.

Following the rise of the Taliban in 1996, Massoud, who rejected the Taliban's fundamentalist interpretation of Islam, returned to the armed opposition, serving as the military and political leader of the United Islamic Front ( also known in the West as Northern Alliance ).

* 1911 – Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.

Following the coup, the United States also suspended all but humanitarian aid to Burundi.

Following the 1707 union of England and Scotland, and the 1801 creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British foreign policy, on the continent, was to contain expansion by its competitor powers such as France and Spain.

" Following its completion, Chaplin embarked on the Third Liberty Bond campaign, touring the United States for one month to raise money for the Allies of World War One.

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 war, the United States encouraged peace talks between Chiang and Communist leader Mao Zedong in Chongqing.

Following the first successful kidney transplant in 1953, in the United States, Barnard performed the first kidney

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 American Revolution, statesmen from Delaware were among the leading proponents of a strong central United States with equal representation for each state.

Following the completion of the Erie Canal in 1817, which opened up easier travel to Lake Erie from the East Coast of the United States, the Detroit River became a heavily traversed route for settlers traveling to northern Michigan, and Detroit, as well, experienced a sudden increase in population.

Following the collapse of the Mengistu government, Eritrean independence began drawing influential interest and support from the United States.

Following a suggestion by Sir Richard Threlfall, the United States Navy sponsored three small experimental helium plants during World War I.

Following the coup, the United States adopted mandatory sanctions, and the OAS instituted voluntary sanctions aimed at restoring constitutional government.

Following the formation of the United Kingdom, the history of England is no longer the history of a sovereign nation, but rather the history of a country that is a part of the United Kingdom.

Following years of political and military agitation for ' Home Rule ' for Ireland, the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 established the Irish Free State ( now the Republic of Ireland ) as a separate state, leaving Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom.

Following widespread pogroms and antisemitism, millions of Jews began leaving Eastern Europe in the late 19th century, mainly for the United States, with a small percentage heading for Israel.

Following the Soviet invasion, the United States supported diplomatic efforts to achieve a Soviet withdrawal.

Following a protracted struggle, the autonomy of Greece was first recognized by the Great Powers ( the United Kingdom, France, and Russia ) in 1828.

Following the World Wars, the United Nations and its members developed much of the discourse and the bodies of law that now make up international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Following the war, von Braun and other leading German scientists were relocated to the United States to work directly for the U. S. Army through Operation Paperclip, developing the IRBMs, ICBMs, and launchers.

Following this, and as Beatlemania hit the United States, Peel got a job with the Dallas radio station KLIF

Following widespread criticisms of the system of ministerial government introduced in December 2005, the States assembly agreed in March 2011 to establish an independent electoral commission to review the make-up of the assembly and government.

Following Operation Desert Strike in 1996, Kuwait agreed to a United States battalion task force to be permanently stationed in Kuwait.

Following the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, the character was re-imagined as a Machiavellian industrialist and white-collar criminal, even briefly serving as President of the United States.

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States.

Following Japan's defeat in the Second World War, its mandate became a United Nations Trusteeship, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, ruled by the United States.

Following the US-led invasion and the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the military of Afghanistan is being rebuilt and reformed by NATO military alliance, mainly by the United States Armed Forces.

Following World War II, the Soviet Union offered military assistance to the Afghan government where the United States refused, and by the 1960s, Soviet assistance started to improve the structure, armament, training, and command and control arrangements for the military.

Following the evacuation of U. S. Marines in 1925, another violent conflict between liberals and conservatives known as the Constitutionalist War took place in 1926, when Liberal soldiers in the Caribbean port of Puerto Cabezas revolted against Conservative President Adolfo Díaz, recently installed as a result of United States pressure following a coup.

Following a spate of border incidents, both sides agreed during talks under OAS auspices in November 2000 to confidence-building measures to reduce tensions.

Following the 1945 defection of Soviet cipher clerk, Igor Gouzenko and his revelations of espionage, the RCMP Security Service implemented measures to screen out " subversive " elements from the public sector.

Following the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed new security measures on American airlines that fly out of 103 airports in Western Europe and the Middle East.

Following the September 11 attacks, the Labour government attempted to emphasise counter-terrorism measures.

Following a public consultation the special measures were ended, in respect of police and support staff, in April 2011.

Following the blackout, measures were undertaken to try to prevent a repetition.

Following outcries after each instance, the government has passed new measures against the practice, which now effectively make it illegal to be a bystander at an event of sati.

Following the explicit-implicit dichotomy, attitudes can be examined through direct and indirect measures.

Following the Florentine insurrection and the fleeing of the Grand Duke in 1859, one of the initial measures imposed by the Provisory Government was the restitution to the city of Pisa of its Studium with all six of its faculties.

* Following the 2001 September 11 attacks, Dallas police and State Fair officials announce the implementation of new security measures during the annual event.

Following the massive layoffs and cost-cutting measures that took place at the Citytv stations across Canada ( including the cancellation of Citytv Toronto's CityNews at Five announced on January 19, 2010 ), CP24 immediately expanded its Live at 5 broadcast from 15 minutes to a full half hour, and added another half-hour newscast following it at 5: 30 PM.

Following devastating floods in December 1955, the Army Corps of Engineers built flood control measures along the San Lorenzo River and Branciforte Creek through downtown Santa Cruz.

Following the terror, the British government began taking measures to stop the bombings.

Following the revolt and suppression of the Fasci Siciliani ( 1891 – 1894 ), Luzzatti introduced two measures of social legislation in 1898.

Following the 1948 gubernatorial election, in which Morrison had endorsed former Governor Sam Houston Jones, the gubernatorial winner, Earl Kemp Long, convinced the legislature to enact a series of measures to punish New Orleans for its support of Morrison.

Following the perceived success of the " Stand By Your Ad " provision in North Carolina state law in reducing negative campaigning, similar measures were introduced into other state legislatures.

Following this fuguing passage comes a four-measure phrase, with all the parts rhythmically neck and neck, and this closes the piece ; though the last eight measures are often repeated.

Following the Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in which Khurshchev initiated De-Stalinization, Gheorghiu-Dej issued propaganda accusing Pauker, Luca and Georgescu of having been an arch-Stalinists responsible for the party's excesses in the late 1940s and early 1950s ( notably, in regard to collectivization )— despite the fact that they had occasionally opposed a number of radical measures advocated by the General Secretary.

Following these actions, the TN CM Karunanidhi said, on November 4, that he was " satisfied " with the measures taken by the UPA government in the center on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Following another transition, the fanfares from the first theme group return building up to an unexpected stormy climax in D minor leaving just seven measures of D major to bring the movement to a close.

Following its discovery in 1970, most of the track has been left in its original location, with active conservation measures taken, including a water pumping and distribution system to maintain the wood in its damp condition.

Following the end of the Border War, it implemented several retrenchment measures in the early 1990s.

Following a December 1939 report from Cardinal August Hlond of Poznań detailing the oppression of the Catholic Church in Poland, Pope Pius XII decided, among other measures, to use Vatican Radio to provide " information regarding the condition of the church in Poland.

Following the declaration of war in 1792, an imposing array of enemies converging on French borders prompted the government in Paris to adopt radical measures.