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Prior to the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, the civil war in Afghanistan produced cross-border effects that threatened to destabilize Tajikistan's fragile and hard-won peace.
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Prior to Constantine's departure, the Emperor had blinded Archbishop Felix of Ravenna for plotting to overthrow the Emperor, an act that had improved the papal-Byzantine rapport.
Prior to the revolution, the Bolshevik doctrine of democratic centralism argued that only a tightly knit and secretive organization could successfully overthrow the government ; after the revolution, they argued that only such an organization could prevail against foreign and domestic enemies.
Prior to his overthrow, there had been protests against him at the Thai consulate in Los Angeles.
Prior to the overthrow of the French monarchy in 1792, Monseigneur equated to His Royal Highness or His Serene Highness when used as part of the title of a royal prince, as in Monseigneur le comte de Provence.
Prior and Taliban
Prior to this he served as spokesman and secretary to Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of the Taliban.
Prior and 2001
Prior to 2001, the northern end of the freeway portion of US 131 was located at the southern entrance to Cadillac.
Prior to 2001, COMPSRON 2 consisted of up to 20 ships, including four Combat Force Ships which provided rapid-response delivery of equipment to ground troops in the US Army.
Prior to 2001, U. S. law restricted trading such that insiders mainly traded during windows when their inside information was public, such as soon after earnings releases.
Prior to that, he was the 13th Chief of Army Staff from October 1998 till November 2007, and was also the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Armed Forces from 1998 until 2001.
Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001.
Prior to the 2001 season, star free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez, was signed by the Rangers in the most lucrative deal in baseball history: a 10-year, $ 252 million contract.
Prior to the elections in 2001 Chiluba tried to change the constitution to allow him to run for a third term.
( Prior to 2003, this was two rounds ; prior to 2001, it was three.
Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5. 5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3. 99 degrees.
Prior to 2001 the BTCC was contested by cars built to 2. 0-litre supertouring regulations and had in its heyday up to nine different manufacturers.
Prior to the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001, the county was a unified whole despite the presence of two local authorities.
Prior to the December 2001 merger of SCI Systems and Sanmina, Dish Network receivers were produced at factories in Huntsville, Alabama and Fountain, Colorado.
Prior to 2001, Marcos ' writings were frequently published in some Mexican and a few international newspapers.
Prior to the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001, the county was a unified whole despite the presence of two local authorities.
Prior to amalgamation in 2002, Hull's population was 66, 246 ( 2001 Census of Canada ).
Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 pageant.
Prior to 1996, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department served the town, with Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue serving until 2001, with Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency services providing fire suppression services to the town from 2001 until 2008.
Prior to the first annual convention following the reinstitution of the practice requiring that leaders step down and run to succeed themselves each electoral cycle ( this, along with annual confidence votes had been repealed in 2001 ), Carr announced her resignation on September 24, 2006.
Prior to the September 11 attacks in 2001, the most notable security measure was the southbound approach into the airport.
Prior to 2001, Ridge was thought to have been fathered by Eric Forrester.
Prior to the creation of the Landsting, he represented Greenland in the Parliament of Denmark from 1973, a position he regained in 2001 and still holds.
Prior to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, there existed an Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The Duke was Grand Prior of the Priory of England for the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1995 – 2001.
Prior and civil
Prior to the charter, there were various statutes which protected an assortment of civil rights and obligations, but nothing was enshrined in the constitution until 1982.
Prior to the civil war, Internet filtering under the Gaddafi regime had become more selective, focusing on a few political opposition Web sites.
Prior to 1987, all administrative tasks were handled by a district-based civil service which had been in place since colonial times.
Prior to the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, the roughly 53 state-owned small, medium and large manufacturing firms were foundering, with the ensuing conflict destroying many of the remaining industries.
Prior to the civil war, Somalia had only one national airline, Somali Airlines, that serviced the entire country.
Prior to the breakout of the civil war in Somalia in 1991, Turkey maintained an embassy in Mogadishu.
Prior to 1924, the County Court was the main civil court in Ireland, having jurisdiction over most civil matters, except for the larger actions which were heard by the High Court of Justice in Ireland or the Assizes.
Prior to the 1960s civil rights movement, decent affordable housing for African Americans professionals in South Florida was difficult to find.
Prior to his election as President, Köhler had a distinguished career in politics and the civil service and as a banking executive.
Prior to the U. S. civil rights movement, some YWCA facilities were segregated or operated as separate organizations.
Prior to 1988, the last time the procedure had been used was during a 1942 filibuster over civil rights legislation.
Prior to the institution of civil marriages in Greece, the only legally recognized marriages were those conducted in the Church of Greece.
Prior to 1969, airworthiness standards for civil aircraft in the United States Federal Aviation Regulations specified that distances were to be in statute miles, and speeds in miles per hour.
Prior to then a telephone and postal service was provided by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs ( known as " P and T "), as part of the civil service.
Prior to his election to Parliament, he was a civil engineer with British Rail ( 1979 – 94 ) and Railtrack London North-East ( 1994-7 ), and a member of North Yorkshire County Council from 1989-93.
Prior to November 2007 the major settlement in Great Marlow was Marlow Bottom which has now become a civil parish in its own right.
Prior to the scheduled Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank in August 2005, Eldad was the only member of parliament to call for non-violent civil disobedience as a tactic in the struggle against the government.
Prior to that, he was a civil litigator and received an AV rating, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive for skill and integrity.
Prior to Rosa Parks ' action, Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith had refused to give up their seats on buses to white women, but their cases were rejected by civil rights lawyers as they were not considered sympathetic enough.
Prior to the enactment of the Hague Service Convention, service of process in civil cases was generally effected by a letter rogatory, a formal request from the court in the country where proceedings were initiated or underway to a court in another country where the defendant resided.
Prior to her jailing for civil contempt, Miller's lawyers argued that it was pointless to imprison her because she would never talk or reveal confidential sources.
Prior to the civil wars it used water from the Mount Coffee Hydropower Project to supply water and some sewage disposal.
Prior to this, the mother and father of many children had been unable to marry each other because one or the other was already legally bound, by civil or canon law, in a non-viable earlier marriage that did not admit of divorce.
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