Formed is 2002, the Aix Group is an Israeli-Palestinian-international economic study team that conducts research on the economic dimension of the conflict.

Formed as the ' Liberal Democratic Party ' in 2002, the party achieved almost immediate success with the election of leader Rolandas Paksas as President of Lithuania within its first year.

Formed in 1992, it was visited by Prince Charles on its tenth anniversary in 2002.

Formed in 2001, the group signed to Reprise Records the same year and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album.

Formed in 2002 by Ken, his former L ' Arc-en-Ciel band mate Sakura, and German born model Ein ( who appeared in L ' Arc-en-Ciel's PVs for " Heaven's Drive " and " Love Flies ").

Formed in 1995, they first split up in 2002 and temporarily reunited in 2005.

Formed in December 2002 through a split in the Tamil Maanila Congress.

Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Victory Records.

Formed in 2002, the label has released such critically acclaimed compilations as its London Is The Place For Me series, excavating the music of young Black London, in the years after the Second World War ; also collections of British folk, Port Of Spain soca, Afro-Cuban jazz from the Bronx, Jamaican dancehall ; and retrospectives of artists including Moondog, Maki Asakawa, Bettye Swann and Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba.

Formed in 2002 in response to the death of old-school sounding bands in Sydney, they have since become one of the most prominent Hardcore outfits in Australia.

Formed in 2001 and officially launched in 2002, the Sword Swallowers Association International ( SSAI ) is a private association designed to preserve the art of sword swallowing and network performers, both amateur and professional, around the world.

Formed in 2002 as Z-Airways and Services, the airline operates cargo charter flights in Bangladesh and in the South Asia region.

Formed after the two other TMF stations, which are based in mainland Europe, the channel was created to counter against EMAP's The Hits channel ( now 4Music ) on the new free-to-air digital terrestrial television service Freeview in 2002.

Formed in 2002 by a consortium of governments, universities and business schools from Australia and New Zealand, the School is home to a substantial research program that aims to deepen government, community and academic understanding of public administration, policy and management.

Formed ahead of the 2002 election by a group of former Green Party members.

Formed in 2002 in Watt's hometown of San Pedro, California, the band first consisted of organist Pete Mazich and drummer Jerry Trebotic, both of whom had played with Watt in a side project, The Madonnabes, that was devoted to reinterpreting the works of Madonna ; the three musicians had also previously recorded a song for a Doctors Without Borders benefit album under the name Mike Watt & Masina in 1998, with Mazich's wife Ljil on vocals.

Formed on 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finlands highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen.

Formed in Kansai University in 2002, the group's first mini album was published on an indy label on December 3, 2003.

Formed in 2002, the party is led by Epitace Bayaganakandi and draws most of its support from the ethnic Tutsi minority.

Formed in 1998, Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with their 2002 release The Cloak And Dagger Club EP and a year later released the fan-favorite album Remember Right Now.

Formed in 2002, Western Sydney Buses operates route T80, a bus rapid transit service in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band's four members — Trey Anastasio ( guitars, lead vocals ), Mike Gordon ( bass, vocals ), Jon Fishman ( drums, percussion, vocals ), and Page McConnell ( keyboards, vocals )— performed together for over 20 years before breaking up in August 2004.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band includes – bassist and vocalist Mike Gordon, percussionist, vacuum player, and vocalist Jon Fishman, and keyboardist and vocalist Page McConnell.

Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood ( vocals ), Francisco ' Paco ' Carreno ( drums ), Big John ( bass guitar ), Steve ( guitars ), Pauline ( vocals ), Paul aka ' Nihilistic Nobody ' ( visuals ).

Formed in the summer of 1964, by amateur avant-garde musician George Hunter and music major Richard Olsen, the earliest line up of The Charlatans featured George Hunter ( autoharp, vocals ), Olsen ( bass, vocals ), Mike Wilhelm ( lead guitar, vocals ), Mike Ferguson ( piano / keyboards, vocals ), and Sam Linde ( drums ).

Formed up on a Military training area and artillery range outside Valcartier, northwest of Quebec City, CARDE was one of a number of research divisions of the DRB that were well funded in the immediate post-war era.

Formed in 1989, The Jerky Boys were made up of childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed.

Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino joined Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later.

Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.

Formed on 1 July 1962, 131 Composite Unit used its T-33 Silver Star, C-45 Expeditor and Dakota aircraft as targets for interceptor training, to carry out a kaleidoscope of transport duties, and to keep up the flying proficiency of pilots and navigators assigned to the Northern NORAD Region, at the base.

Formed January 1, 1984, as a result of the Bell System Divestiture, NYNEX was a Regional Bell operating company made up of former AT & T subsidiaries New York Telephone and New England Telephone.

Formed from a bight turned up over itself ( like a girth hitch ) but with an extra twist on each side.

Formed under the management of then head coach Jorge Alvial, the 2006 Islanders had a record of 3 – 2 – 1 up to early June, whene Alvial put in his resignation to become a scout for the English club Chelsea.

Formed at Fort Monroe, McClellan's troops moved up the Virginia Peninsula during the spring of 1862, reaching within a few miles of the gates of Richmond about 80 miles to the west by June 1.

Formed in 1983, the band broke up in 1996, but decided to reform 14 years later.

Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries.

Formed in Melbourne in 1999, the band was originally only a side project for guitarist / singer Andrew Kitchen and bassist / singer Sean Daly who were at the time performing in another band name ' Dispersia ', which later broke up and gave way to Antiskeptic.

Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003.

Formed in 1941 as SS Freiwilligen-Battalion Nordost, the battalion was made up of 1, 200 Finnish volunteers who had signed to fight against the Soviet Union for two years.

Formed in 1871 by Jimmy Dunnigan, the Molasses Gang were primarily made up of sneak thieves and minor criminals who were highly publicized in the New York press for the comedic methods of their robberies.

Formed in 1985, the group made its major debut in May 1987, and released its first album, the self-titled The Blue Hearts, and followed that up with seven more albums.

Formed from a defunct speed metal project called the Incarcerated in the summer of 1994, singer Dave Larsen and bassist Chris Barton linked up with guitarist Nick Constantino and drummer Tom Wengerter.

Formed as the Royal Regiment of Guards in 1656 at Bruges under the command of the Earl of Rochester, it was made up of men who remained loyal to the King and had followed him into exile.