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 the wedding, on 24 November 1936, Prince Bernhard was granted Dutch citizenship and changed the spelling of his names from German to Dutch.

Prior to the Live Aid concert, in November 1984 Sting performed " Do They Know It's Christmas?

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Chesterfield Township had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Chesterfield into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Fieldsboro had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Fieldsboro into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Oceanport Boro had been in state legislative district 12. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Oceanport into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Shrewsbury Boro had been in state legislative district 12. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Shrewsbury into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bloomingdale Boro had been in state legislative district 26. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has placed Bloomingdale entirely within the 11th Congressional District, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bridgewater Township had been in state legislative district 16. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted boundaries so that Bridgewater will no longer be split between districts and will be entirely within the 7th district, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the November 2008 elections, Irving banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores, making it the largest in population dry suburb in North Texas.

Prior to his marriage on 19 November 1953 to Donna Marella Caracciolo dei principi di Castagneto — a half-American, half-Neapolitan noblewoman who made a small but significant name as a fabric designer, and a bigger name as a tastemaker — Agnelli was a noted playboy whose mistresses included the socialite Pamela Harriman.

Prior to the annual Yale – Princeton football game on November 18, 1916, Baker led a squadron of twelve aircraft, the most to have ever flown in military formation, from two fields over Palmer Stadium, home of the Princeton football team.

Prior to 1 November 1970 Southern's coverage did not include all of the Hannington transmitter region ( Berkshire and northern Hampshire ) either, or the county of Surrey.

Prior to November 10, he had already killed 32 Axis soldiers with the standard-issue Mosin – Nagant rifle.

In November 1799, inventor Edmund Prior of Holborn, London, England received a patent for a method of painting and coloring all kinds of leather, and in January 1805, inventor Charles Mollersten of Hackney Wick received a patent for applying a chemical composition in the preparation of hides, skins, and leather to give " a beautiful gloss.

* November 21 – Edward Prior becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing James Dunsmuir

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 Findhorn Foundation in 1972 there was a Findhorn Trust as more people joined Eileen Caddy, Peter Caddy and Dorothy Maclean, who had arrived at the Caravan Park at Findhorn Bay on 17 November 1962.

Prior to independence from French West Africa, the flag of Niger was adopted by the Territorial Assembly of the Niger Colony on 23 November 1959, shortly before proclamation of the Republic within the French Community on 18 December 1959.

Prior to the release of the album's third single, on 19 November 1991 a disturbed man who had been stalking Farmer entered the Polydor Records headquarters in Paris and held employees at gunpoint demanding to talk to her.

Prior to his conversion to Christianity in November 1962, Copeland was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label, having one Billboard Top 40 hit (" Pledge of Love ", which charted in the Top 40 on April 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for eight weeks, and peaked at # 12 ).

Prior to November 28, 2009, the Immigration and Nationality Act ( INA ) did not apply in the CNMI.

Prior to 6 November 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs.

Prior to large scale subdivision, Mount Eliza was mainly a location for holiday homes, Mount Eliza Post Office opening on 15 November 1920.

Prior to 1989, use of a copyright notice — consisting of the copyright symbol (, the letter C inside a circle ), the abbreviation " Copr.

Prior to that, a census was conducted in 1989 at the end of the communist regime.

Prior to the change of regime in 1989, 65 % of Hungary's trade was with Comecon countries.

Prior to Downey's death, Spin in April 1989 had identified the " Wipe Out " authorship as a myth.

Prior to its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

Prior to 1989, however, one-party government by the Fianna Fáil party was common.

Prior to 1989, this campus was known as Gipsy Hill.

Prior to Friends, she appeared in at least two produced network pilots: NBC's Just Temporary ( also known as Temporarily Yours ) in 1989, playing Nicole ; and CBS ' Close Encounters ( also known as Matchmaker ) in 1990, playing a Valley girl.

Prior to this, Wheeler and Hamilton were in a Iron Maiden cover band called Vietnam who formed in 1989.

Prior to his role on Beverly Hills, 90210, Green had a recurring role for three seasons ( 1986 – 1989 ) on the hit CBS prime time soap opera Knots Landing, playing the role of Brian Cunningham, the son of Abby Cunningham Ewing ( Donna Mills ).

Prior to that, Pérez was the lead guitarist for his wife's band Selena y Los Dinos from 1989 to 1995 and A. B.

Prior to Kaoma's 1989 cover of the Los Kjarkas song " Llorando se fue ", dozens of groups and several singers had already covered the song using a dance rhythm, such as in 1984 with success from Peruvian groups Armonía 10, Cuarteto Continental, Sexteto Internacional, and Puerto Rican singer Wilkins.

Prior to being elected as an MP, John Denham served as a local Councillor, initially as a member of the Hampshire County Council in 1981, where he remained until 1989 when he was elected as a councillor on Southampton City Council, on which he served until 1993 and was the Chairman of the City's Housing Committee.

Prior to entering Parliament she was educational adviser to Arsenal Football Club from 1985 to 1989.

Prior to this, Bailey and Currie ( who were now a couple ) had their first child together in 1988, and in the following years they spent a lot of time writing material for other artists including the hit single " I Want That Man " for Debbie Harry in 1989.

Prior to the launch of The Late Show in January 1989, there was some scepticism as to whether or not the programme, running four nights per week on BBC Two in a late night slot after Newsnight, would be a success.

Prior to 1989, the standard treatment for acute melioidosis was a three-drug combination of chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole and doxycycline ; this regimen is associated with a mortality rate of 80 % and is no longer be used unless no other alternatives are available.

Prior to its inception, though, this award was known as Best Post-Modern Video in 1989 and 1990.

Prior to 1989, he was the First Secretary of the Tskhinvali branch of the Komsomol, the Young Communist League.

Prior to 1989, the Canadian Guild of Ophthalmic Dispensers fulfilled the role of the OAC.

Prior to moving to the United States in 1989, Khachiyan held a series of research and teaching positions at the Computing Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Prior to this release, the film had been unavailable on North American home video since Video Treasures ' VHS release in 1989.

Prior to ACT Self-Government in 1989, what is now the Jervis Bay Territory constituted part of the Australian Capital Territory.

Prior to 1989, Wales played their home games at the grounds of Cardiff City F. C., Swansea City A. F. C.