Formed in 1975, the RENAMO ( Mozambican National Resistance ), an anti-communist group sponsored by the Rhodesian Intelligence Service, and sponsored by the apartheid government in South Africa as well as the United States after Zimbabwe's independence, launched a series of attacks on transport routes, schools and health clinics, and the country descended into civil war.

Formed by the Prussian Ministry of the Interior on April 15, 1919, for the purpose to allow citizens to protect themselves from looters, armed gangs, and revolutionaries.

Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999.

The Magnetometer Support Unit: Formed to ensure that all persons entering secure areas occupied by Secret Service protectees are unarmed, the Secret Service began relying on magnetometer ( metal detector ) support by Uniformed Division officers to augment its protective efforts away from the White House following the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.

Formed from land along the Potomac River that the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States in accordance with the Residence Act, the territory that became the original District of Columbia was a square measuring on each side, totaling.

Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, it was named for U. S. President Franklin Pierce.

Formed from part of Pulaski County on January 29, 1841, Wright County was named in honor of Silas Wright, a prominent New York Democrat.

Formed on December 21, 1816, Pike County was the first county formed after Indiana became a state.

Formed on February 4, 1869, Grant County is named for former U. S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

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 August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music of their era.

Formed in 1920, the club is located at 500 Lake Boulevard on the intersection of Oak Knoll and Vista Drive.

Formed from land donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia, the initial shape of the federal district was a square measuring on each side, totaling.

Formed from portions of Sullivan, Trenton and Plantation No. 8, the town was incorporated by the state legislature on February 21, 1828 and named for John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Formed as " Poquanock Township " on March 25, 1740 as one of the largest townships in the region, this bedroom community composed of Pompton Plains in its northern portion and old Pequannock in its southern was once a vast region of rural farmland settled by the Dutch after its purchase by Arent Schuyler and associates in 1695 & 1696.

Formed from portions of Newton Township on March 10, 1864, Hampton Township is named for Jonathan Hampton, who donated land to the Episcopal Church of Newton, New Jersey.

Formed in 1936, Aer Lingus is a former member of the Oneworld airline alliance, which it left on 31 March 2007.

Formed on 16 November 1941, FEAF was the predecessor of the Fifth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force.

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 in 1970 on land donated by the Roman Catholic Church, NSWAS sits between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Formed near Glasgow in 1986, the Orchids released a series of underground singles on the influential Sarah Records ( see 1986 in music ).

Formed in February 1972, with ex Brinsley Schwarz roadie Martin Belmont on guitar, former Help Yourself collaborator Sean Tyla, also on guitar, ex Help Yourself bassist Ken Whaley, and Magic Michael ( Michael Cousins ) on percussion.

Formed on May 31, 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov, the group signed a deal with independent label Neoformat, then later signed with Universal Music Russia, and finally with Interscope Records in 2001.

Formed as the 2nd Canadian Army Tank Brigade on 26 January 1942, this formation consisted of the 24th Army Tank Battalion ( Les Voltigeurs de Québec ) ( replaced in June 1942 by the 20th Army Tank Regiment ( 16 / 22 Saskatchewan Horse )), 23rd Army Tank Battalion ( The Halifax Rifles ), and the 26th Army Tank Battalion ( The Grey and Simcoe Foresters ).

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 as the British European Airways division of British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC ) on 1 January 1946, BEA became a crown corporation in its own right on 1 August 1946.

Formed in Ireland on 21 August 1914, the 10th Division was sent to Gallipoli where, as part of General Sir Frederick Stopford's IX Corps, at Suvla Bay on August 7 it participated in the disastrous Landing at Cape Helles and the August offensive.

Formed in 1925 by Miguel Matamoros ( Santiago de Cuba, 8 May 1894 – 15 April 1971 ; guitar ), Rafael Cueto ( Santiago de Cuba, 14 March 1900 – 7 August 1991 ; guitar ) and Siro Rodriguez ( Santiago de Cuba, 9 December 1899 – Regla, 29 March 1981 ; maracas and claves ).

Formed in 1979 by songwriter / guitarist Kurt Bloch ( born August 28, 1960 ), and friends Lulu Gargiulo ( guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960 ) and Kim Warnick ( bass and vocals, born April 7, 1959 ), they disbanded in 2001.

Formed in August 1914, the 1st Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

* 12th ( Service ) Battalion ( Teesside Pioneers ): Formed as the " Middlesbrough Pals " by the Mayor and Town of Middlesbrough in December 1914, became part of the regiment August 1915 and converted to pioneers in the following month.

Formed by Royal Order on 14 August 1719 as the Marseille Arsenal Fire Battalion and its jurisdiction was expanded in 25 September 1816 to include the Ville de Marseille ( City of Marseille ).

Formed by drummer and vocalist " Fat " Larry James ( August 2, 1949-December 5, 1987 ) in 1977, band members included trumpeter / flutist Art Capehart, saxophonist Doug Jones, trombonist / alto saxophonist Jimmy Lee, guitarists Ted Cohen and Tony Middleton, percussionist and lead singer Darryl Grant, bassist Larry La Bes, and keyboardist Erskine Williams.

Formed on January 1, 1861, there were many Departments formed within its borders, and finally destablished August 17, 1861.

Formed on 25 August 1903, the club have played thirteen seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, the club's first season in the league was in 1965.

Formed on 2 August 1940 the club have played eleven season in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, the club's first season in the league was in 1983.

Formed in 2005, the Throwback Players performed originally written plays Freshers in April 2005 and Good Mourning in August 2005.

Formed in 1990, IFE produced and distributed family entertainment and information programming worldwide.

Formed in 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB is the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 11 million subscribers.

Formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme.

Formed in November 1990, Candlebox originally went by the name Uncle Duke ; they changed their name the following year, purportedly inspired by lyrics from the Midnight Oil song " Tin Legs and Tin Mines ".

Formed in Jakarta in 1983, Slank — the group's initial lineup was Kaka ( vocals ), Pay ( guitars ), Bongky Marcel ( bass ), Indra Qadarsih ( keyboards ), and Bimbim ( drums ) -- would play their trade for a number of years before finally landing a deal and releasing their first album, Suit suit ... hehehe, in 1990.

Formed in 1990, the department opened its first permanent galleries in 1993.

Formed in 1990, they have released 5 full-length albums, an EP, a remix album, and a documentary film was made of them in 2007 titled Almost Beautiful.

Formed around 1990 by high school friends Damon Mitchell ( lead vocals, guitar, harmonica ), Jeff Hondubura ( guitar, vocals ), Sky Onosson ( bass, vocals, keyboards ) and Jason Kane ( drums, percussion ) started playing blues-influenced rock.

Formed in 1990, the choir of men and women is a two-tiered organisation.

Formed in 1974 following a name change from Liberian National Airways, the carrier ceased trading in 1990.

Formed in 1990, Austin based experimental bluegrass band The Bad Livers are one example, though they used punk as more of a cultural reference point than a musical one, often appearing wearing Misfits shirts or occasionally covering Iggy Pop's " Lust for Life ".

Formed in July 1990, this was a regular, structured party rather than a loosely knit movement as its name suggests.

Formed in 1990 on the grounds of Princess Margaret Hospital ( old nurses quarters ) when Professor Fiona Stanley and a group of population scientists ( epidemiologists ) from UWA ( University of Western Australia ) joined a group of lab based researchers from the hospital and formed the WA Research Institute for Child Health ( WARICH ).

Formed in 1990, Deep Turtle was a product of the burgeoning underground music culture of the city of Pori, Finland.

Formed in 1990 out of the ashes of the seminal 1980s group Portion Control by founding members John Whybrew, Ian Sharp and Dean Piavani and released two albums on Third Mind Records and T. E. Q.

Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009.

Formed in the summer of 1990, the group consisted of vocalist and bassist Christina Billotte, lead guitarist Mary Timony, guitarist Nikki Chapman, and drummer Melissa Berkoff.