Since then, the country has had two presidents: Francisco Macías Nguema, the former mayor of Mongomo under the Spanish colonial government, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ( Macías's nephew ), who has ruled since 1979 when he staged a military coup d ' état and executed Macías.

Since the sixteenth century there were some movements of discontent to Spanish and Portuguese colonial system.

Since colonial times Wilkes County has been overwhelmingly Protestant Christian.

" Since Ninety-Six was located in Clarendon Parish, could it be possible that Parish linear measurements used in England were used on colonial maps to measure distances in " chains?

Since colonial times, the Chilean culture has been a mix of Spanish colonial elements and indigenous ( essentially Mapuche ) culture.

Since the colonial period, Americans have been noted for their individualism and their pursuit of self-definition.

Since 1911, the Portuguese monarchists-in-exile concentrated in Galicia, Spain in order to enter Portugal and restore the monarchy but without the tacit approval of the Spanish government and led by the charismatic Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro ( a veteran of the African colonial campaigns ).

Since Blaxland then had to dispose of his livestock, he joined the colonial opposition to Macquarie, and in 1819 sharply criticized his administration to Commissioner John Thomas Bigge.

Since colonial times the fibre from Phormium tenax has been used for papermaking.

Since the 1980s the French government has opened new museums of colonial artifacts including the Musée du Quai Branly and the Cité Nationale de l ’ Histoire de l ’ Immigration, in Paris ; the Centre Culturel Tjibaou in New Caledonia ; and the Maison des Civilisations et de l ’ Unité Réunionnaise in Réunion.

Since the early colonial period, the city has been organized into eighteen barrios or neighborhoods.

Since the colonial era, Kinshasa, Congo's capital, has been one of the great centers of musical innovation, ranking alongside Nairobi, Lagos, Johannesburg and Abidjan in influence.

Since all of the existing land titles in Massachusetts had been granted under the now-vacated colonial charter, Andros essentially declared them to be void, and required landowners to recertify their ownership, paying fees to the dominion and becoming subject to the charging of a quit-rent.

Since Andros ' commission included Connecticut, he asked Connecticut Governor Robert Treat to surrender the colonial charter not long after his arrival in Boston.

Since 1882 many French politicians, particularly those of the parti colonial, had come to regret France ’ s decision not to join with Britain in occupying the country.

Since the colonial era, South Carolina's politicians had dreamed of an inland waterway system that would not only aid commerce, but also control flooding.

Since the beginning of American colonial rule, Philippines cities were formally established through laws enacted by the various national legislatures in the country.

Since the colonial era of Netherlands East Indies, plantations, especially in Java, were major producers of coffee, tea and sugar.

Since the late Japanese colonial period to martial law in Taiwan, the development of Taiwanese film has been dominated by the official camp studio development.

Since colonial times, the Mid-Atlantic states were home to a wider variety of European cultures.

Since both Congo and Zambia had now gained independence, this incident was between two new republics dealing with an issue left over from the colonial period.

Since he was a trained engineer he was offered a job in the British colonial service.

Since all colonial Governors were British and were appointed by the British government, they also exercised a supervisory role over the colonial governments on behalf of Britain.

Since the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, Armenia has switched to small-scale agriculture away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era.

Since baseball-only stadiums were not seen as fiscally viable during that era, this effectively ended Stone's bid.

Since Emperor Meiji, it has been customary to have one era per emperor and to rename each emperor after his death using the name of the era over which he presided, plus the word Tennō.

Since about the 3rd century CE, the Jewish calendar has used the Anno Mundi epoch ( Latin for “ in the year of the world ,” abbreviated AM or A. M .; Hebrew ), sometimes referred to as the “ Hebrew era .” According to Rabbinic reckoning, the beginning of " year 1 " is not Creation, but about one year before Creation, with the new moon of its first month ( Tishrei ) to be called molad tohu ( the mean new moon of chaos or nothing ).

Since the Age of Enlightenment, emancipation, and haskalah in the modern era, Jewish citizens are bound to Halakha only by their voluntary consent.

Since the end of the whaling and sealing era, most of the islands ' species have been able to increase their population again.

" Since the human race started from the point of greatest poverty, that is, from the point where there were the most obstacles to be overcome, it is clear that all that has been gained from one era to the next has been due to the spirit of property.

Since the end of the communist era in 1989, Poznań municipality and suburban area have invested heavily in infrastructure, especially public transport and administration.

Since the Romantic era, the cello has received as much attention as the piano and violin as a concerto instrument, and many great Romantic and even more 20th century composers left examples.

Since that time, a wide range of personal appearance options and clothing styles, including nudity, have become more widely acceptable, all of which was uncommon before the hippie era.

Since the early medieval era an additional communal role, the Hazzan ( cantor ) has existed as well.

Since the end of the Soviet era, fishing rights have also been granted to foreign interests.

Since the adoption of era name by Emperor Wu of Han and up until the Ming Dynasty, the sovereign conventionally changed the era name on a semi-regular basis during his reign.

Since the end of the communist era some of the churches have been renovated and returned to their congregations.

Since most of the towns during that era were developed along waterways, both the French and the British desired control over the local rivers.

Since the Iron Cross was issued over several different periods of German history, it was annotated with the year indicating the era in which it was issued.

Since the World Conservation Strategy and the dawn of the sustainable development era, however, these goals have come to sit uneasily with attempts by institutions such as The World Bank to " mainstream the environment ".

Since the death of Emperor Meiji ( 明治天皇 Meiji Ten ' nō ) in 1912, the posthumous name of an emperor has always been the name of his era.

Since the post-war era, the city, like most other industrial inner-ring suburbs, has fallen into economic decline.

Since the end of the lumbering era and thriving second growth forest has grown throughout Pine Township.

Since the decline of the mining era, Carbonado has experienced extreme shrinking and small booms ultimately ending with a steady population.

Since the mid-1980s, the term " Industrial dance " has been used to describe the music of Cabaret Voltaire ( early 80s ), early Die Krupps, Portion Control, The Neon Judgement, Clock DVA, Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Ministry ( mid-80s era ), KMFDM, Yeht Mae, Leæther Strip, Combichrist or early Spahn Ranch.