Indeed, Rawlings and Sankara began discussions about uniting Ghana and Burkina in the manner of the defunct Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union, which Nkrumah had sought unsuccessfully to promote as a foundation for his dream of unified continental government.

For the next four years he unsuccessfully sought the governorship of Massachusetts.

With the signing of the Geneva Accords, President Najibullah unsuccessfully sought to end the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan's isolation within the Islamic world and in the Non-Aligned Movement.

Indeed, Rawlings and Sankara began discussions about uniting Ghana and Burkina in the manner of the defunct Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union, which Nkrumah had sought unsuccessfully to promote as a foundation for his dream of unified continental government.

During trial, Ribbentrop unsuccessfully sought to deny his role in the war.

Tarquin unsuccessfully sought to take the Rutulian capital Ardea by storm, and subsequently began an extensive siege of the city.

Walter Mondale ran unsuccessfully for president in 1984, served as U. S. Ambassador to Japan from 1993 – 96, and then sought unsuccessfully to return to the Senate in 2002.

Hollings unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the presidential election of 1984.

MacArthur's father and grandfather unsuccessfully sought to secure Douglas a presidential appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, first from President Grover Cleveland and then from President William McKinley.

The period following this was marked by unemployment and poverty, with Proudhon travelling around France ( and also, briefly, to Neufchâtel, Switzerland ) where he unsuccessfully sought stable employment in printing and as a schoolteacher.

* 1960s ( developing ): The US unsuccessfully sought Australian permission to test Sarin and VX gas on 200 " mainly Australian " troops, probably in the Iron Range rainforest near Lockhart River, Queensland.

Prior to the setting up of Na Fianna in Dublin in 1909, it has now transpired that Lord Baden Powell had reportedly unsuccessfully sought the assistance of Patrick Pearse in setting up a branch of his Boy Scouts in Dublin.

Local detractors, with unfounded fears of casual communicability of AIDS, unsuccessfully sought to have its permitting revoked.

From 2005 to 2006 Rosselló unsuccessfully sought to remove Senate President Kenneth McClintock from his seat and replace him.

Later that year Rubinstein's mother sent him, accompanied by Villoing, to Paris where he sought unsuccessfully to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire.

Upon returning to Venice, Michiel was killed by an irate mob, but Dandolo escaped blame and was appointed as an ambassador to Constantinople in the following year, as Venice sought unsuccessfully to arrive at a diplomatic settlement of its disputes with Byzantium.

At the end of Winter War, he unsuccessfully sought audience with both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini but met only Pope Pius XII.

He fulfilled his loyalty to Katharine when they married on 25 June 1891 in Steyning Register Office, after Parnell had unsuccessfully sought a church wedding.

After consenting to the siege, the Nawab unsuccessfully sought to assist the French.

At the 1924 Democratic National Convention, Smith unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president, advancing the cause of civil liberty by decrying lynching and racial violence.

In the 2006 federal election, he unsuccessfully sought a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

In the early 1960s, he was a Conservative Party activist and sought, unsuccessfully, the seat of Edmonton in the 1964 general election.

He unsuccessfully sought intercession by his King Savang Vatthana, by his American sponsors, and by his friend Kong Le.

Brabham briefly and unsuccessfully campaigned his own second hand Formula One Maserati 250F during 1956, but his season was saved by drives for Cooper in sports cars and Formula Two, the junior category to Formula One.

The Prince was forced to appear as a witness in court for a second time when one of the players unsuccessfully sued his fellow players for slander after being accused of cheating.

Earlier states ( for example the Philistines and Tyrians in the case of Judah and Israel, for the second route, and Judah and Israel for the third route ) tried generally unsuccessfully to control the interior trade.

Pierrot, on the other hand, as a " second " zanni, is a static character in his earliest incarnations, standing on the periphery of the action, dispensing advice that seems to him sage, and courting — unsuccessfully — his master's young daughter, Columbine, with bashfulness and indecision.

He was the younger son of Philip ( Filippo ) the Landless, an aged younger son of the ducal family, and his second wife Claudine de Brosse of the family that unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Brittany.

Kirkman unsuccessfully pursued Baker, killing one of Baker's men in the second attempt.

He unsuccessfully applied for the second astronaut group but was accepted for the third group.

Various recurring characters came and went, notably Dennis Paladino as a mob boss named Donnie " Dogs " DiBarto ; John Byner as Cotton Dunn, a cunning but likable con artist ; Scott Atkins as Officer Perry, a rookie cop ; Kim Morgan Greene as Mellisa Cassidy, a late night radio talk show host, sex therapist, and old flame of Chris's ; Danny Gans as Roger, a coroner who frequently ( and unsuccessfully ) tried to get Rita to go out with him ; Marie Marshall as Solange, a local photographer with a faux French accent who crossed paths with Chris and Rita in the second season ; and Lucy Lin, who played forensic expert Dr. Noriko Weinstein.

They were also part of the break-up of airports company Aer Rianta and unsuccessfully lobbied for a private, competing second terminal in Dublin Airport.

After his second divorce and third marriage, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Cleveland in 1947, after which he was expelled from Diebold.

In the 1911 general election Savage unsuccessfully stood as the Socialist candidate for Auckland Central, coming second and beaten by Albert Glover of the Liberal Party.

After Limón unsuccessfully challenged Alexis Argüello in February 1979, ( losing by a knockout in 11 rounds for the WBC's world junior lightweight title ) he and Chacon met for the second time.

His second cousin, Rick Chiarelli, unsuccessfully attempted to succeed him in the 1999 provincial election.

In the general election of 1922 he stood unsuccessfully ( coming second ) as an Independent Liberal candidate for Cardiff South.

He summoned his second master unsuccessfully for rough treatment ; and after a few years of service he ran away to join a company of country players.

He wanted to play in the field, but White Sox manager Chuck Tanner wouldn't bench Melton ( who had had a couple of 30 home run seasons for them ), so he unsuccessfully tried Santo at second base.

They unsuccessfully attempted to regain the tag team title at No Way Out against the Dudley Boyz and the Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker and Kane ), but they succeeded at WrestleMania X-Seven against the Dudley Boyz and The Hardyz in the second TLC match.

Horemheb is believed to have unsuccessfully attempted to father an heir to the throne since the mummy of his second wife was found with a fetus in it.

Later, he became heavily involved in the Western Australian secession campaign and, after becoming agent-general for the second time, he was asked to lead a delegation which unsuccessfully petitioned the British parliament for secession.

The Spanish presidency unsuccessfully tried to challenge the European Council President's prominent post during the first rotating presidency of 2010, while the second half of the year saw a Belgian rotating presidency marked by a weakened caretaker government which did not challenge Herman van Rompuy, himself a Belgian politician.

After unsuccessfully applying for NASA's second and third astronaut selections, Swigert was accepted into the astronaut corps as part of NASA Astronaut Group 5, in April 1966.

Later on a second visit to Hull he tried unsuccessfully to persuade Hotham to surrender York to the King.

He unsuccessfully contested Luton North at the 1983 General Election finishing in second place some 11, 981 votes behind the sitting Conservative MP John Carlisle.

In 1992 he had unsuccessfully contested the Bury North seat, coming second to the sitting Conservative MP Alistair Burt, some 4, 764 votes behind.