Prior to the outbreak of the 1998 – 2000 Eritrean – Ethiopian War, landlocked Ethiopia mainly relied on the seaports of Asseb and Massawa in Eritrea for international trade.

Prior to that, Del Rio was the Baltimore Ravens linebackers coach, participating in that capacity on the Ravens ' record setting championship 2000 defense.

Prior to the 2000 election the media typically alternated which color represented which party each presidential election cycle.

Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001.

Prior to Windows 2000, Windows NT ( and thus PE ) supported the MIPS, Alpha, and PowerPC ISAs.

Prior to 2000, a County Sheriff's Department existed for the purpose of executing judicial warrants, prisoner transport, court security, Bailiff, and county and state executions.

Prior to 2000, a County Sheriff's Department existed for the purpose of executing judicial warrants, prisoner transport, and court security.

Prior to 2000, a County Sheriff's Department existed for the purpose of executing judicial warrants, prisoner transport, and court security.

Prior to the 2000 general elections, the PRI held its first primaries to elect the party's presidential candidate.

* Sebastian Wolff appointed Prior Administrator in January 2000

Prior to the 2000 census it was part of Perrine.

Prior publications introducing Western parents to this ancient practice include the booklet Conscious Toilet Training, by Laurie Boucke ( 1979 ), book Trickle Treat: Diaperless Infant Toilet Training Method, by Laurie Boucke ( 1991 ), a pamphlet entitled Elimination Timing, by Natec ( 1994 ), and the more extensive Infant Potty Training: A Gentle and Primeval Method Adapted to Modern Living, by Laurie Boucke ( 2000 ).

Prior to its incorporation in May 2000, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to the 2000 census, Alderwood Manor was counted as part of the Alderwood Manor-Bothell North CDP.

Prior to 2000 Schneider Electric's head office was in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Prior to annexation and the 2000 census, the northern portions of Bothell which lie in Snohomish County were considered a part of the Alderwood Manor-Bothell North census-designated place.

There were doubts over the future of the band when Prior announced her departure in 1997, but Steeleye continued in a more productive vein than for many years, with Woods as lead singer, releasing Horkstow Grange ( 1998 ), and then Bedlam Born ( 2000 ).

Prior to the release of their debut album in 2000, they had already contributed songs to film soundtracks and made featurings on high profile albums.

Prior to the release of Windows 2000, PWS was available as a free download as well as included on the Windows distribution CDs.

Prior to December 2000 it was known as the Metropolitan Lounge.

Prior to the establishment of the prize in 2000, Beck's had sponsored several exhibitions of contemporary art in Britain by providing free beer.

Prior to research on the mounds in 2000, it was thought that Lophelia required a hard substratum for attachment.

Prior to his election to the Governor's office, Hoeven served as the President of the nation's only state-owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota, from 1993 to 2000.

Coincidentally, Hawpe, when playing for LSU in the 2000 College World Series, had hit a three-run home run off Prior that eliminated USC from contention that year.

Prior to the passage of the United States Constitution, several States passed their own various copyright laws between 1783 and 1787, the first state being Connecticut.

Prior to the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, Cuba maintained strong economic and political ties to the United States.

Prior to its takeover the company was headquartered in a facility in Northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States that now serves as HP's United States headquarters.

* Woodson, C. G., The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861: A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War.

Prior to the American Civil War, much of the Southern United States was covered in vast tracts of primeval hardwood forests that were suitable as habitat for the bird.

Prior to the Reagan administration, the United States economy experienced a decade of rising unemployment and inflation, ( known as stagflation ).

Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the USSR had the second largest economy in the world after the United States.

Prior to 1991, the Somali Navy participated in several joint exercises with the United States, Great Britain and Canada.

Prior to its formal accession to the United Nations, Switzerland had maintained an observer role at the UN's General Assembly and its Economic and Social Council.

Prior to 1871 the government of the United States regularly entered into treaties with Americans of the United States but the Indian Appropriations Act of March 3, 1871 ( ch.

Prior to establishing the nation's capital in Washington, D. C., the United States Congress and its predecessors had met in Philadelphia, New York City, and a number of other locations.

Prior to World War I, Gretzky's paternal grandfather Anton ( Tony ) Gretzky immigrated along with his family to Canada via the United States from the Russian Empire ( what is now Grodno, Belarus ).

Prior to earning his law degree, Daley served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

Prior to its breakup in 1984, Bell System's legal monopoly over telephony in the United States allowed the company to impose strict rules on how consumers could access their network.

Prior to the referendum representatives of Southern Rhodesia visited Cape Town where the Prime Minister of South Africa, Jan Smuts, eventually offered terms he considered reasonable and which the United Kingdom government found acceptable.

Prior to United States Supreme Court decisions Reynolds v. Sims and Baker v. Carr in the 1960s, the basis of representation in most state legislatures was modeled on that of the U. S. Congress: the members of the smaller chamber represented geography and members of the larger chamber represented population.

Prior to the signing of this law, all commercial satellite launches in the United States were limited to NASA's Space Shuttle.

Prior to his days as a leading member of the Yippie movement, Hoffman was involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ), and organized " Liberty House ", which sold items to support the Civil Rights Movement in the southern United States.

Prior to the 1960s, mens rea in the United States was a very slippery, vague and confused concept.

Prior United States military involvement in Vietnam intensified following the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964.

Prior to 1927, radio was regulated by the United States Department of Commerce.

Prior to 2009, the United States was the leading issuer of IPOs in terms of total value.