Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, conflict escalated into a full-scale war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism.

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

Following revelations at the Moriarty Tribunal on 16 February 1999, in relation to Charles Haughey and his relationship with AIB, former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald confirmed that AIB and Ansbacher wrote off debts of almost £ 200, 000 that he owed in 1993, when he was in financial difficulties because of the collapse of the aircraft leasing company, GPA, in which he was a shareholder.

Following the closure of the Maarmorilik lead and zinc mine in 1990 and the collapse of the cod fisheries amid colder ocean currents, Greenland faced foreign trade deficits and a shrinking economy, but it has been growing since 1993.

Following the Allied invasion of Normandy ( June 1944 ), the German army was pushed back on all fronts until the final collapse in May 1945.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia embarked on a series of reforms intending to deliver better health care by compulsory medical insurance with privately owned providers in addition to the state run institutions.

Following the collapse of the Ur-III dynasty at the hands of the Elamites ( 2002 BC traditional, 1940 BC short ), the Amorites gained control over most of Mesopotamia, where they formed a series of small kingdoms.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, political movements based on the liberal ideology of free expression and democratic rule have led the opposition in other parts of the world such as Latin America, Eastern Europe and many parts of Asia ; however " the simple fact is that political Islam currently reigns as the most powerful ideological force across the Muslim world today ".

Following the collapse of the so-called Bubble economy and the 1990s boom in the US, the Japanese economy was perceived as less of a threat to US interests.

Following the collapse of Communism in Poland, attitudes on the status of Kashubian have been gradually changing.

Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the five provinces that comprise modern Lebanon were mandated to France.

Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the League of Nations mandated the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to the direct control of France.

Following the collapse of apartheid in 1994, Malawi developed, and currently maintains, strong diplomatic relations with all African countries.

Following the collapse of communism in Poland, attitudes on the status of Kashubian have been gradually changing.

Following the outbreak of the civil war and the ensuing collapse of the central government, Somalia's residents reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular, traditional or Islamic law, with a provision for appeal of all sentences.

Following the outbreak of the civil war and the ensuing collapse of the Siad Barre regime in the early 1990s, Somalia's residents reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, consisting of civil law, religious law and customary law.

Following the collapse of Barrancoid communities along the Orinoco around 650 AD, a new group, called the Arauquinoid expanded up the river to the coast.

Following the collapse of Roman authority in Western Europe, invading Saxon and Viking armies used it.

Following the collapse of the Uyghur Khaganate, the Uyghurs established kingdoms in present day Gansu and Xinjiang.

Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire late in the previous century, Europe fractured into many small Germanic Kingdoms, which competed fiercely for land and wealth.

Following the collapse of Communist party government in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, the Federation's membership has risen steeply from 87 million in 1988 and 100 million in 1992, as trade union federations from former Soviet bloc countries joined the ICFTU.

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 Chrysler Europe's collapse in 1977, and the sale of their assets to Peugeot, the Chrysler / Dodge British and Spanish factories were quickly passed on to Renault Véhicules Industriels, who gradually re-branded the range of vans and trucks as Renaults through the 1980s.

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 a protracted legal process culminating in a court ruling favorable to the Bahá ' ís, the interior minister of Egypt released a decree on April 14, 2009, amending the law to allow Egyptians who are not Muslim, Christian, or Jewish to obtain identification documents that list dash in place of one of the three recognized religions.

Following a tryst with Wallace, Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him she is pregnant with Wallace's child, intent on ending Longshank's line and ruling in his son's place.

Following the implementation of DADT's repeal, a panel of three judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Phillips ruling.

Following that ruling in favor of the plaintiff labels and studios, Grokster almost immediately settled the case.

Following the Nestorian Schism, the Persian Church increasingly aligned itself with the Nestorians, a measure encouraged by the Zoroastrian ruling class.

Following a pattern set in the first congregation of Christians in Jerusalem described in the Book of Acts in the New Testament, the church is governed by presbyters ( a term and category that includes elders and Ministers of Word and Sacrament, historically also referred to as " ruling or canon elders " because they measure the spiritual life and work of a congregation and ministers as " teaching elders ").

* Following the annexation of former German colonies after the First World War, the British Empire reaches its height and largest extent, covering a quarter of the world and ruling over one in four humans.

Following the darbepoetin scandal, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) initially let Mühlegg keep his gold medals from the first two races, but in December 2003 a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) found that these medals should also be withdrawn.

Following this ruling, plaintiffs petitioned for a rehearing en banc ( in front of the full panel of nine judges ).

Following a visit to the Pope in Rome, this trip helped create the atmosphere for the Anglo-French Entente Cordiale, an agreement delineating British and French colonies in North Africa, and ruling out any future war between the two countries.

Following the Nestorian Schism, the Persian Church increasingly aligned itself with the Nestorians, a measure encouraged by the Zoroastrian ruling class.

Following the ruling of the talmud, the decisors of Jewish law held that women were not allowed to serve in positions of authority over a community, such as judges or kings.

Following the Supreme Court's 1851 ruling that the disbuted land belonged to Iowa, Dodge County was dissolved and the land returned to Putnam County.

Following the ruling, ImClone and Sanofi-Aventis agreed to settle the dispute with Yeda, for $ 120 million, with each company paying Yeda $ 60 million.

Following this period, the region of Mesopotamia seems to have come under the sway of a Sumerian conqueror from Adab, Lugal-Ane-mundu, ruling over Uruk, Ur, and Lagash.

Following the ruling, Scott and his family were returned to Emerson's widow.

Following a ruling the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety in early 2007, Stringtown was declared a speed trap under the Oklahoma anti-speed trap law and the city's ability to write tickets for travelers on U. S. 69 was revoked pending an investigation.

Following this ruling, the FDA has issued numerous Warning Letters to Internet sites that have continued to promote colloidal silver as an antibiotic or for other medical purposes.

Following the Miranda decision, the nation's police departments were required to inform arrested persons of their rights under the ruling, termed a Miranda warning.

Following the significant losses of the ruling Fianna Fáil party in these elections, Labour Party sources suggested the presidential election should not be contested if it were to allow a decisive Fianna Fáil victory so soon after earlier election woes.

Following this ruling, the value of SCO stock fell to just $ 0. 44 per share, a one-day drop of more than 70 %.

Following the battle, Deira, in the southern part of Northumbria, chose a king of its own, Oswine, while Bernicia in the north ( which had been dominant, with Oswald, a member of the Bernician royal line, ruling both Bernicia and Deira prior to Maserfield ) was ruled by Oswald's brother Oswiu.