When Thomas became Chairman of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) in 1982, Hill went along to serve as his assistant, leaving the job in 1983.

In 1982, in a move that heralded big changes within the sport, one of the original VFL clubs and now struggling, South Melbourne, relocated to Sydney and became known as the Sydney Swans.

During the mid-1980s, many sysops opted for the less expensive, ubiquitous Commodore 64 ( introduced in 1982 ), which became popular among software pirate groups.

After Habré consolidated his authority and assumed the presidency in 1982, his victorious army, the Armed Forces of the North ( Forces Armées du Nord — FAN ), became the nucleus of a new national army.

After the economic crisis of 1982, Hernan Buchi became Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1989.

In 1982, Vassar College became the first institution in the world to grant an undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science.

Canada became a kingdom in its own right on that date, but the British Parliament kept limited rights of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.

Steve Carlton in 1982 became the first pitcher to win more than three Cy Young Awards, while Greg Maddux in 1994 became the first to win at least three in a row ( and received a fourth straight the following year ), a feat later repeated by Randy Johnson.

In an article on anti-CND groups, Steve Dorril reported that in 1982 Eugene V. Rostow, Director of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, became concerned about the growing unilateralist movement.

In 1982, the post of Chairman was abolished, and the General Secretary, at this time held by the same man as the post of Chairman, once again became the supreme office of the Party.

Ecuador became a relatively heavy importer of arms in the late 1970s and early 1980s, averaging US $ 150 million annually and reaching a peak of US $ 280 million in 1982.

In 1982, shortly before Clannad became internationally renowned for " Theme From Harry's Game ", producer and manager Nicky Ryan left the group and Enya joined him to start her own solo career.

He became Transvaal provincial National Party leader in 1982.

In 1982, having looked into a wide variety of faiths and religious movements, she became a Christian and began to distance herself from a past she considered to be sinful.

In 1982, Marrow met producer William Strong from Saturn Records, who recorded his first single, " Cold Wind Madness ", also known as " The Coldest Rap ", which became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's hardcore lyrics.

In the early 1980s, Jarmusch was part of a revolving lineup of musicians in Robin Crutchfield's Dark Day project, and later became the keyboardist and one of two vocalists for The Del-Byzanteens, a No Wave band whose sole LP Lies to Live By was a minor underground hit in the United States and Britain in 1982.

Its popularity became truly evident in 1982 during the Falklands War when sailors aboard the destroyer HMS Sheffield, severely damaged in an Argentinean Exocet missile attack on 4 May, started singing it while awaiting rescue.

He was sentenced to death at his first trial in July 1982, and his case became an international cause célèbre.

10 MHz chips became available during 1981, and 12. 5 MHz chips by June 1982.

During Yuri Andropov's tenure as General Secretary ( 1982 – 1984 ), Gorbachev became one of the Politburo's most visible and active members.

In 1982 Ranulph Fiennes and Charles R. Burton became the first people to cross the Arctic Ocean in a single season.

As a result of this journey, which formed a section of the three-year Transglobe Expedition 1979 – 1982, Fiennes and Burton became the first people to complete a circumnavigation of the world via both North and South Poles, by surface travel alone.

After more behind-the-scenes contract wrangling, Smith became a St. Louis Cardinal on February 11, 1982.

Smith became a father for the first time during the 1982 season with the birth of his son O. J., today known as Nikko, on April 28.

* Hu Yaobang, Chairman 1981 – 1982

At the Central Committee meeting of 22 November 1982, Kirilenko lost his membership in the Politburo ( after a decision within the Politburo itself ), and Nikolai Ryzhkov, the Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Committee, was elected to the Secretariat.

Some major works composed during this period include Wavemaker ( 1977 ), Phrygian Gates for solo piano ( 1977 ), Shaker Loops ( 1978 ), Common Tones in Simple Time ( 1979 ), Harmonium ( 1980 – 81 ), Grand Pianola Music ( 1982 ), Light Over Water ( 1983 ), Harmonielehre ( 1984 – 85 ), The Chairman Dances ( 1985 ), Short Ride in a Fast Machine ( 1986 ), and Nixon in China ( 1985 – 87 ).

In 1981, Hu became Party Chairman, but helped abolish the position of Party Chairman in 1982, as part of a broader effort to distance China from Maoist politics.

Kapor served as the President ( later Chairman ) and Chief Executive Officer of Lotus from 1982 to 1986 and as a Director until 1987.

* Nathan Farragut Twining ( 1897 – 1982 ), Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957 – 1960

Hua Guofeng was demoted to junior Vice Chairman ; and, when this post was abolished in 1982, he remained as an ordinary member of the Central Committee, a position which he held until the 16th Party Congress of November 2002, despite having passed the mandatory retirement age of seventy in 1991.

* Harlan Harmon " Bo " Holleman, farmer and seed merchant who was the Republican nominee for U. S. House of Representatives in 1976, and served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas from 1980 until his death in 1982.

The term Zhuxi refers to the chairman in a committee, and was translated as such prior to the 1982 constitution ( as in Chairman Mao Zedong, although Mao's title refers primarily to the position of Party Chairman which he held from 1943 until his death in 1976 ).

Thus in 1982, China perceivably had four main leaders: Hu Yaobang, the Party General Secretary ; Zhao Ziyang, the Premier ; Li Xiannian, the President ; and Deng Xiaoping, the " Paramount Leader ", holding title of the CMC Chairman.

In 1968 he was appointed as Chairman of the board of the Bank of Finland, a position he retained until 1982.

Nosaka remained the JCP's chairman from 1958 – 1982, when he stepped down at the age of 90 and took the role of " Honorary Chairman ".

Since the abolition of the post Chairman of the Communist Party of China in 1982, the General Secretary is the highest-ranking official of the party and heads the Secretariat, Politburo of the Party and its Standing Committee.

Since its founding, the most important position in the PRC has been that of the General Secretary ( as Chairman before 1982 ).

* Deng Xiaoping ( 1904 – 1997 ), " Paramount Leader ", Politburo Standing Committee member 1977 – 1987, Political Consultative Conference chairman 1978 – 1983, Central Military Commission Chairman 1980 – 1989, Central Advisory Commission chairman 1982 – 1987

* 1982 Chairman of the International Commission to enquire into reported violations of International Law by Israel during its invasion of the Lebanon

In October 1982, the SPD-FDP coalition fell apart when the FDP joined forces with the CDU / CSU to elect CDU Chairman Helmut Kohl as Chancellor in a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.

In 1982, Rockwell founded the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama and was its president until the summer of 2009, when he transitioned to the position of Chairman of the Board.

He was named Chief Executive Officer in 1975 and Chairman in 1982, and still remains in those positions as of May 2012.

Forte was the CEO from 1971 and Chairman from 1982 ( when his son Sir Rocco Forte took over as CEO ) of the Forte Group.