* 2006 – King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002.

Heads of communion from each member of COCU ( as well as the ELCA, a partner in mission and dialogue ) inaugurated the group on the day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2002 at the motel where he was killed.

* King ( 2002 film ), Indian film directed by Prabu Solomon

* King of the Hill ( 2002 )

* 1934 – Bernard King, Australian chef ( d. 2002 )

* 2002-2006: Chronicles of the reign of Robert the Bruce ( or Robert de Brus ) are published in a series titled Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots ( 2002 ); Rebel King, The Har ' ships ( 2004 ); and Rebel King, Bannok Burn ( 2006 ).

In 2002, King announced he would stop writing, apparently motivated in part by frustration with his injuries, which had made sitting uncomfortable and reduced his stamina.

The main plank of Saudi policy on the issue remains the Arab Peace Initiative, first launched by King Abdullah, as the then Crown Prince, in 2002: Arab governments would offer " normal relations and the security of Israel in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands, recognition of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the return of Palestinian refugees.

* Oscar winners: Gladiator ( 2000 ), A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ), Chicago ( 2002 ), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003 ), Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ), Crash ( 2005 ), The Departed ( 2006 ), No Country for Old Men ( 2007 ), Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ), The Hurt Locker ( 2009 )

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon ( Margaret Rose ; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002 ) was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI.

She died at King Edward VII Hospital, London, on 9 February 2002.

Princess Margaret died in the King Edward VII Hospital, London, on 9 February 2002 at the age of 71, after suffering another stroke.

In the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Mühlegg won gold medals in the 30 km freestyle and the 10 km + 10 km pursuit races, the successes gaining him congratulations from King Juan Carlos of Spain.

* King ( 2002 ), Andrew, “ Sympathy as Subversion?

King of the Hill began in 1997 ; Family Guy and Futurama began in 1999 and were canceled in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon ( 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002 ) was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

* For King and Country ( July 2002 ) with Linda Evans, ISBN 0-7434-3539-7

Unlike Shakespeare's Lear, but like Hidetora and Sandeman, the central character of Uli Edel's 2002 American TV adaptation King of Texas, John Lear played by Patrick Stewart, has a back-story centred on his violent rise to power.

Monarchs and members of their family have also owned in a private capacity homes and land in Canada: King Edward VIII owned Bedingfield Ranch, near Pekisko, Alberta ; The Marquess of Lorne and Princess Louise owned a cottage on the Cascapédia River in Quebec ; and Princess Margaret owned Portland Island between its gifting to her by the Crown in Right of British Columbia in 1958 and her death in 2002, though she offered it back to the Crown on permanent loan in 1966 and the island and surrounding waters eventually became Princess Margaret Marine Park.

Sunrise is especially known for their mecha anime series ( including Gundam ) such as Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 ( 1978 ), Fang of the Sun Dougram ( 1981 ), the Armored Trooper Votoms and Aura Battler Dunbine series ( 1983 ), Blue Comet SPT Layzner ( 1985 ), Patlabor ( 1989 ), The Vision of Escaflowne ( 1996 ), The Big O ( 1999 / 2003 ), Overman King Gainer ( 2002 ), Zegapain ( 2007 ), and Code Geass ( 2006 / 2008 ).

In the Peter Jackson movies The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ( 2002 ) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003 ), Sam was played by Sean Astin.

In the United States, Sam was portrayed by Blake Bowden in the Cincinnati productions of The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ), The Two Towers ( 2002 ), and The Return of the King ( 2003 ) for Clear Stage Cincinnati.

Politics of Bahrain takes place since 2002 in a framework of a constitutional monarchy where the government is appointed by the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

In 2002, Bahrain applied to have the Hawar islands recognised as a World Heritage Site, due to their unique environment and habitat for endangered species.

Bahrain gave women the right to vote in elections for the first time in 2002.

In 2002, the Persian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, produced about 25 % of the world's oil, held nearly two-thirds of the world's crude oil reserves, and about 35 % of the world natural gas reserves.

** Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain ( Kingdom of Bahrain as of February 2002 ).

Among other issues, the referendum paved the way for national elections and for the country to become a constitutional monarchy, changing the country's official name from the State of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Bahrain ( a change which took effect in February 2002 ).

Women's political rights in Bahrain saw an important step forward when women were granted the right to vote and stand in national elections for the first time in the 2002 election.

In October 2002, Vladimir Kramnik and Deep Fritz competed in the eight-game Brains in Bahrain match, which ended in a draw.

In 2002, under pressure from international bodies, Bahrain implemented its telecommunications law which included the establishment of an independent Telecommunications Regulatory Authority ( TRA ).

In October 2002, Kramnik competed in Brains in Bahrain, an eight game match against the chess computer Deep Fritz in Bahrain.

Brains in Bahrain was an eight-game chess match between World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the computer program Deep Fritz 7, held in October 2002.

In 2002, Bahrain adopted a bicameral system with an elected lower chamber and an appointed upper house.

Kasparov played the Berlin Defence ( 3 ... Nf6 ), with which Vladimir Kramnik had drawn against Deep Fritz in the 2002 Brains in Bahrain match ( and which Kramnik had also successfully employed as a drawing variation against Kasparov himself in their 2000 World Championship match ).

* Bahrain, formerly under a hakim, or " lord ", until 16 August 1971, then under an emir, or " prince ", and since 14 February 2002 under a malik.

File: Flag of Bahrain 1972. svg | Flag used from 1972 to 2002.

File: Royal Standard of Bahrain. svg | Royal Standard since 2002.

In 2002, Bentley College opened up a campus in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain in partnership with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.

He still retains his post, although under the 2002 Constitution he has lost some of his power on paper, with Hamad having the authority to appoint and ( along with the Bahraini parliament ) dismiss ministers.

The heraldic device has been most recently altered in 2002, when the emirate was declared a kingdom by Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa.

The current head of the family is Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and proclaimed himself King of Bahrain in 2002.

The 2002 elections were at the core of democratic reforms launched by King Hamad when he became King in 1999.

On 14 February 2002, the then-Amir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, declared Bahrain a Kingdom and proclaimed himself the first King.

However, in 2002 His Majesty King Hamad promulgated the 2002 Constitution, without any public consultation, in which both the elected and the royally-appointed chambers of parliament were given equal legislative powers, going back on his public promise of 2001.

Women ’ s rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad with for the first time women being given the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002.