In July 1968, a faction of George Habash's Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP ) hijacked an Israeli El Al civilian plane en route to Algiers ; in December, Habash himself oversaw an attack on an El Al plane in Athens, resulting in two deaths.

After national discussion of dividing the country into a federation of three republics, Bohemia, Moravia-Silesia and Slovakia, Dubček oversaw the decision to split into two, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.

Also, two criminal detectives ( Quaestores Parridici ) were appointed by him as well as a two-man criminal court ( Duumviri Perduellionis ) which oversaw cases of treason.

As Father of the House he oversaw the election of two Speakers of the Commons, Betty Boothroyd and Michael Martin.

The colony's third and last governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy oversaw the union of the two colonies in 1866.

Each lodge was divided in two ( the north and south ), and each section had a head who oversaw the daily business.

She oversaw the first fourteen issues of American Virgin, the first eleven of Jack of Fables, the first two Vertigo Pop!

In the same year, Gibb presented master classes at Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and oversaw the selection for release of thesis works by music graduates for the next two terms.

During his terms in office Hunt oversaw 13 executions ( two during his first period in office, 11 during his second ), including the first post-Furman execution of a female ( Velma Barfield ) and the first post-Furman execution in North Carolina ( James W. Hutchins ).

He oversaw a complete change in the associate's program, which was condensed into two years, eliminating the high school components.

Lambert oversaw the first two seasons of the programme, eventually leaving in 1965.

On 14 October 2007, Prodi oversaw the merger of two main parties of the Italian centre-left, Democrats of the Left and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, creating the Democratic Party.

These two men oversaw the union in 1813 to form the United Grand Lodge of England, with the Duke of Sussex appointed as Grand Master of the new body.

He also bought and oversaw his own Yiddish language newspaper, Der Yid, for two reasons: First, he felt that the other Yiddish newspapers at the time contained articles that were prohibited to read -- because of their promiscuous content and because they didn't respect haredi leaders.

Telford worked with William Jessop on the survey, and the two men oversaw the construction until Jessop died in 1814.

As Minister of Finance, Eves also oversaw two controversial privatization initiatives: the long-term lease of the Bruce nuclear generating station to British Energy and the 99-year lease of Highway 407 to a consortium of mainly foreign investors.

Over the next two years, as Sierra Leone headed for independence, Margai oversaw the creation of a new constitution for the colony, and upon its adoption in 1958, he became Prime Minister.

Within a mere five-year period the king oversaw an unmatched building scheme for the ravaged medieval city: additions to the Louvre, the Pont Neuf, and the Hôpital Saint Louis as well as the two royal squares.

He secured promotion for City after two seasons in charge, and oversaw survival in their first season back.

He oversaw the fitting of the two large ships, eventually taking command of Enterprise because of a lack of knowledgeable seamen.

In Bohemia, he oversaw the building of eleven churches and two chapels.

Bruce eventually oversaw a comparatively comfortable end to the season for Wigan, who finished 14th in the final table with 40 points – three places and two points higher than their finish the previous season.

In addition she oversaw her two younger siblings, as one brother was still in school in London.

The company divided its agents into two camps: traditional agents, who oversaw the careers of CAA's 1, 000 stars, and specialists, whose expertise in investment banking, consulting, and advertising made CAA into a one-stop shop for digital media.

After relegation into the Third Division south at the end of the 1932 / 33 season the club appointed Jimmy Seed as manager and he oversaw the most successful period in Charlton's history either side of the Second World War.

The first English-born editor-in-chief was Thomas Spencer Baynes, who oversaw the production of the 9th edition ; dubbed the " Scholar's Edition ", the 9th is the most scholarly Britannica.

In 1988, Enzo Ferrari oversaw the launch of the Ferrari F40, the last new Ferrari to be launched before his death later that year, and arguably one of the most famous supercars ever made.

The three Archbishops oversaw the most venerable and powerful sees in Germany, while the other four were supposed to represent the dukes of the four nations ( the Franks, Swabians, Saxons and Bavarians ); they also hold great offices in the imperial household.

Following the lessons of the Lanet protects, African officers assumed operational command of all major units, but a British training team still oversaw the Kenyan Army for most of the decade.

He oversaw the most successful period in Liverpool's history before stepping down in 1990.

In November 1951, Sir Milton Margai oversaw the drafting of a new constitution, which united the separate Colonial and Protectorate legislatures and —- most importantly —- provided a framework for decolonization.

Her most famous creations were the Winter Palace, which she commissioned and oversaw the construction of but died before its completion, and the Smolny Convent.

Weygand then oversaw the creation of the Weygand line, an early application of the Hedgehog tactic ; however, by this point the situation was untenable, with most of the Allied forces trapped in Belgium.

It was once at the heart of the now defunct Salisbury District, which oversaw most of south Wiltshire as well as the city.

Francis oversaw one of QPR's most famous victories, the 4 – 1 win at Old Trafford in front of live TV on New Years Day 1992.

Mistress of the House of Books is another title for Seshat, being the deity whose priests oversaw the library in which scrolls of the most important knowledge were assembled and spells were preserved.

Mirkin served as executive producer for the series, directed most of the episodes, wrote several of them, and oversaw the filming and production of them all, to ensure that they had the correct " tone ".

Perhaps the most famous person to come out of the Village of Curtiss was Army Colonel Franklin Matthias, who oversaw the construction and early operation of the Hanford Site during World War II.

The extensive inscription bands of calligraphy and arabesque on most of the major buildings where carefully planned and executed by Ali Reza Abbasi, who was appointed head of the royal library and Master calligrapher at the Shah's court in 1598, while Shaykh Bahai oversaw the construction projects.

Then-headmaster Theodore Sizer oversaw the merger, and Phillips Academy's move to coeducation is seen as his most important accomplishment.

During his tenure as CEO, Grove oversaw an increase in Intel's stock value by 2, 400 %, making it one of the world's most valuable companies.

While commanding the First Air Fleet, Nagumo oversaw the effective attack on Pearl Harbor, but he was later criticized for his failure to launch a third attack, which might have destroyed the fuel oil storage and repair facilities which would have rendered the most important American naval base in the Pacific useless, and the submarine base and intelligence station which were the main factors in Japan's defeat.

Patten oversaw many crises in the area of European foreign policy, most notably the failure of the European Union to come up with a common unified policy before the Iraq war in 2003.

From 1998 to 2002, she served as Justice Minister in Gerhard Schröder's first cabinet, where she oversaw a number of controversial reform projects such as the reform of German citizenship legislation, the introduction of same-sex civil unions, and the overhaul of the German Civil Code, the most invasive since its inception in 1900.

Under his tenure as Mayor, Drapeau oversaw the dramatic face change to the Golden Square Mile district of Montreal, most notably the destruction of the Van Horne Mansion, which he declared was impossible to preserve for cultural reasons because it was not part of Quebec's culture.

The Viceroy also oversaw the most powerful princely rulers: the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Maharaja of Mysore, the Maharaja ( Scindia ) of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the Gaekwad ( Gaekwar ) Maharaja of Baroda.

The extensive inscription bands of calligraphy and arabesque on most of the major buildings where carefully planned and executed by Ali Reza Abbasi, who was appointed head of the royal library and Master calligrapher at the Shah's court in 1598, while Shaykh Bahai oversaw the construction projects.

His wealth saw the club return to the top flight of English football in 1992 after 26 years away, and after buying some of the most expensive and talented footballers in the English game at the time, he oversaw their FA Premier League title triumph in 1995-the club's first top division title since 1914.