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 2000, the United States armed forces trained together with the UPDF as part of the African Crisis Response Initiative.

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 that, party bosses often used the Vice Presidential nomination as a consolation prize for the party's minority faction.

Prior to Democratic Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry's selection of Senator John Edwards, Vilsack was thought to be high on the list of potential running mates for Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.

Prior to statehood in 1907, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Oklahoma Territory with similar powers.

Prior to statehood in 1861, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Kansas Territory with similar powers.

Prior to 2004, the Presidential Museum was a distinct entity from the Malacañang Library.

Prior to Katrina, the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library maintained a collection of 12, 000 books on United States history, southern history, and history of the American Civil War.

Prior to being elected as the President, then-candidate Ronald Reagan foreshadowed the strategy during the 1980 US Presidential debates, saying " John Anderson tells us that first we've got to reduce spending before we can reduce taxes.

Prior to joining the Clinton Administration she worked in Clinton's campaign as a member of the search committee for the Vice Presidential nominee and on the transition team.

Gardner referred to himself as " Chevalier Labhran de Saint Germain ", and " Presidential Attache to the self-styled European Council of Princes " also " Prior of the self-styled Celtic Churches Sacred Kindred of Saint Columbia ".< ref >

Prior to this, the League of Women Voters moderated the 1976, 1980, 1984 debates before it withdrew from the position as debate moderator with this statement after the 1988 Presidential debates: " the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter.

Prior to joining Fox's Presidential campaign team in 1997, Derbez had a distinguished professional and academic career working for the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Prior to the 2008 United States Presidential Election, on September 16, 2008, Obama legal counsel announced that they would be seeking an injunction to stop an alleged caging scheme in Michigan wherein the state Republican party would use home foreclosure lists to challenge voters still using their foreclosed home as a primary address at the polls.

Prior to Roosevelt's Presidency, the final disposition of Presidential papers was left to chance.

Prior to becoming OMB Deputy Director, he was the Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel.

Prior to the 2008 Republican National Convention, Senator John McCain ( the Republican Presidential nominee to-be ) asked Scully to write the acceptance speech for his Vice Presidential nominee, whom McCain had not yet chosen.

Prior to the 1997 General Election, Hamilton determined to retain his parliamentary seat.

Prior to the 2010 General Election the constituency included Keswick.

Prior to his service with the EAC Chairman DeGregorio served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the International Foundation for Election Systems ( IFES ), and was Director of Elections for St. Louis County, Missouri from 1985 to 1993.

Prior to the 2005 Federal Election, Wulff had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the German chancellorship.

Prior to the 2007 Federal Election, it was the most marginal Liberal Party seat in Victoria.

Prior to the 1983 General Election, Crawley had been a part of the Horsham & Crawley, Horsham, and Horsham & Worthing constituencies at various times.

Prior to the 2010 General Election the village was in Northampton South Parliamentary Constituency.

Prior to the election, the student Election Board had approved the applications of all candidates for President, certifying that they met the academic requirements among other things.