Since October 1993 the nation has suffered from massive ethnic-based violence which has resulted in the death of perhaps 250, 000 people and the displacement of about 800, 000 others.

His mother, Paula ( born Paula Voit ), had German as a mother tongue, but was ethnically of " mixed Hungarian " origin: Her maiden name Voit is German, probably of Saxon origin from Upper Hungary ( Since 1920 in Czechoslovakia, since 1993 in Slovakia ), though she spoke Hungarian fluently.

Since the Ris et Danseries company was disbanded circa 1993, choreographers from the company have continued with their own work.

Since privatization was implemented in 1993, the efficiency of port handling has increased greatly.

Since the death of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escobar in a police shootout during December 1993, indiscriminate acts of violence associated with that organization have abated as the " cartels " have broken up into multiple, smaller and often-competing trafficking organizations.

Since 1993, the Eritrean People ’ s Liberation Front army has been involved in tree planting ; the annual average rate of deforestation during 1990 – 2000 was 0. 3 percent.

Since 1938, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. has published annually a Book of the Year covering the past year's events, which is available online back to the 1994 edition ( covering the events of 1993 ).

Since 1993 the winners have been:

Since the success of the 1993 Buksefjord dam, whose distribution path to Nuuk includes the Ameralik Span the long-term policy of the Greenland government is to produce the island's electricity from renewable domestic sources.

Since a beer tax law was changed in 1993, many breweries served this trend of mixing beer with other drinks by selling bottles of already-mixed beverages.

Since then, Japanese noise rock group Boredoms have borrowed elements of grind, and toured with Brutal Truth in 1993.

Scotland Since Prehistory: Natural History and Human Impact ( 1993 ) ISBN 978-1-898218-03-6

Since 1993, the programmes that have been mainstays on BBC Scotland on Hogmanay have been Hogmanay Live and Jonathan Watson's football-themed sketch comedy show, Only an Excuse?

Since 1993, the country has followed a policy of privatization of certain economic sectors which used to be in the hands of the government.

Since then, it has undergone seven revisions, in 1990 ( London ), 1991 ( Nairobi ), 1992 ( Copenhagen ), 1993 ( Bangkok ), 1995 ( Vienna ), 1997 ( Montreal ), and 1999 ( Beijing ).

Since April 1993, Israel has an embassy in Abuja and Nigeria has an embassy in Tel Aviv.

Since 1993, Anti-Flag had been putting progressive politics at the center of its music.

Since 1993, the circumscriptions of these two subfamilies have been changed in light of phylogenetic studies of DNA sequences.

Since the establishment of the Slovak Republic in January 1993, Slovakia has undergone a transition from a centrally planned economy to a free market economy, a process which some observers were to believe was slowed in the 1994-98 period due to the crony capitalism and other fiscal policies of Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar's government.

Since the independence of Slovakia in 1993, there have been 53 uniformed personnel deaths in the line of service to the United Nations ( as of 2008 ).

Since 1991 – the last year of existence of the USSR – up to 1993 – the last year of rouble zone existence – the rate of inflation was measured in tens, hundreds and even thousands per cent per year.

Since Wyman's retirement in 1993, the band's full members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood.

Since 1993 the WEU armaments cooperation forum has been known as Western European Armaments Group ( WEAG ).

Since 1993, the Redskins have had 8 different head coaches, including a 4 year stint with former coach Gibbs from 2004 – 2007.

Since 1993, a foundation ensures the conservation as well as the highlighting of the building and the collection.

Since 1953 California has led the nation in enacting guarantees that public business shall be publicly conducted, but not until this year did the lawmakers in Sacramento plug the remaining loopholes in the Brown Act.

Since the complicated process of establishing new communes and reviewing the rudimentary plan left by the French did not even begin until the fall of 1957, this goal appears somewhat ambitious.

Since the mid-1890s Schweitzer had formed the inner resolve that it was needful for him as a Christian to repay to the world something for the happiness which it had given to him, and he determined that he would pursue his younger interests until the age of thirty and then give himself to serving humanity, with Jesus serving as his example.

Since all anchors that embed themselves in the bottom require the strain to be along the seabed, anchors can be broken out of the bottom by shortening the rode until the vessel is directly above the anchor ( at this point the anchor chain is " up and down " in naval parlance ).

Since May 2006, the simulcast begins with the programme at 06: 00 until 08: 30 when programming on BBC News begins.

Since October 1998, Chadian Movement for Justice and Democracy ( MDJT ) rebels, led by Youssuf Togoimi until his death in September 2002, have skirmished with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties, but little ground won or lost.

Since then McLean has stated that the lyrics are also somewhat autobiographical and present an abstract story of his life from the mid-1950s until the time he wrote the song in the late 1960s.

Since the larger of the two numbers is reduced, repeating this process gives successively smaller numbers until one of them is zero.

Since the firearms were no longer licenced, they could not be returned until a new licence was issued ; upon seeking a renewal of their licences, applicants were informed that a new Garda policy was in place that would refuse licence applications for all pistols and all firearms over. 22 in calibre.

Since " Barbellion " was the real author's pen name, many reviewers believed Wells to have been the true author of the Journal ; Wells always denied this, despite being full of praise for the diaries, but the rumours persisted until Barbellion's death later that year.

Since the passage of the Human Rights Act 1998, the courts have been able to declare an Act of Parliament to be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but such a declaration of incompatibility has no legal effect unless and until it is acted upon by the government.

Since leaving office Major has maintained a low profile, indulging his love of cricket as president of Surrey County Cricket Club until 2002 ( and Honorary Life Vice-President since 2002 ) and commentating on political developments in the manner of a wise elder statesman.

Since 1996, the restitutions, according sometimes to less formal criteria, concerned 47 more pieces ( 26 paintings, with 6 from the Louvre including a then displayed Tiepolo ), until the last claims of French owners and their heirs ended again in 2006.

Since hip hop was experienced primarily via audio and not by video, most people never knew that DJ Disco Wiz was Puerto Rican and Cuban until they saw him.

Since Kourouniotes ’ s excavation, anthropologists and scholars of Arcadian religion have studied the site in terms of its development as a sanctuary, but there was no further systematic or scientific investigation until 1996, when Dr. David Gilman Romano of the University of Pennsylvania conducted a topographical and architectural survey of the site.

( Since its formation, the BN has never lacked the necessary two-thirds until March 8, 2008's General Election ) The second source of law is syariah ( Islamic law ), which applies only to Muslims.

Since 2003, Albert has also been providing the play-by-play voice on the NBA Live video-game series on EA Sports, a role he fulfilled until NBA Live 10.

Since all the previous LO routes were operated by National Rail franchise Silverlink until November 2007, they have continued to be shown in the National Rail timetable and are still considered to be a part of National Rail.

Since the 1920s, Prime Ministers have typically been conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, or the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers ( until 2003 a special higher class of the Order of the Rising Sun ), depending on tenure and eminence.

Since the 1st century AD Rome has been the seat of the Papacy and, after the end of Byzantine domination, in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870.

Since 1973 the cease-fire line has been respected by both sides, with very few incidents until the Syrian uprising of 2011 began.

Since the bottle was sealed with Solomon's seal, the genie was helpless to free himself, until freed many centuries later by a fisherman who discovered the bottle.

Since this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before small Houston crowds in 1996.

Since there was no federal regulation in the USA concerning safety and effectiveness of drugs until the 1906 Food and Drugs Act and various medicine salesmen or manufacturers seldom had enough skills in analytical chemistry to analyze the contents of snake oil, it became the archetype of hoax.

Since this arbitrary distinction cannot be made until after the egg has hatched, one would have to first find the original chicken, then from this find the first egg it laid.