Upon taking office, Kabila called for multilateral peace talks to end the war.

Upon taking power, the junta pledged to hold free elections.

Upon taking power, James immediately made peace with Spain, and for the first half of the 17th century, England remained largely inactive in European politics.

Upon taking Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998, about 4, 000 civilians were executed by the Taliban and many more reported tortured.

Upon taking Kabul the Taliban tortured ex-communist President Najibullah and his brother to death and lynched their dead corpses publicly.

" Upon taking Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998, about 4, 000-6, 000 civilians were killed in an ethnic cleansing campaign by the Taliban and many more reported tortured.

Upon taking office, Milošević gained direct control of the Yugoslav military and security forces, and directed them to engage Kosovo separatists.

Upon taking control, Hideyoshi decreed that all peasants be disarmed completely.

Upon taking possession of the fortress, Klenau found 75 new artillery pieces, plus ammunition and six months worth of provisions.

Upon completion of the modifications, they stock the rocket, which they name the Galileo, and take off for the Moon, taking approximately 11 days to arrive.

Upon taking office, Paul II was to convene an ecumenical council within three years.

Upon returning to the present of his own timeline, Sweetscent is eager to present this information to Molinari, who reveals that he too has been taking JJ-180, and that the effect is different for each user.

The sisters became co-presidents of Dualstar on their 18th birthday in 2004. Upon taking control of the company, Mary-Kate and Ashley made moves to secure the future of the company by releasing products that appealed to the teen market, including home decoration and fragrances.

Upon taking instruction classes, each applicant must make a confession to uphold shunning of all excommunicated adult members, and also submit to being shunned if they are excommunicated.

Upon taking control, the Vietnamese communists banned other political parties, arrested suspects believed to have collaborated with the United States and embarked on a mass campaign of collectivization of farms and factories.

Upon taking the oath on 4 December 1950 Benn became the youngest MP, or " Baby of the House " for one day, being succeeded by Thomas Teevan, who was two years younger but took his oath a day later.

Upon sale of the railway, the mill owners made a profit, which was unusual for many lines of that type, as ( for strategic reasons ) the Midland wanted to prevent the GN from taking over its territory.

Upon receiving news of his father death, Simeon and his brothers Andrey and Ivan left for the Golden Horde to seek Uzbeg Khan's patent ( yarlyk ) for taking over the title of Grand Prince.

Upon Congo's independence from Belgium, he was elected president by the Congo's new national assembly, taking office on June 30, 1960.

Upon taking him on as a student, Czerny forced Liszt to abandon all repertoire for the first few months, insisting he play only scales and exercises to strengthen his technique.

Upon his arrival in 1737, Garrick and his brother became partners in a wine business with operations in both London and Lichfield with David taking the London operation.

Upon taking the heights, Wheeler assured General William R. Shafter that the position could be held against a possible counterattack.

Upon her marriage, if applicable, she will have the option of taking her husband's surname / title, although she will independently retain her Royal status ( and be styled HRH ) throughout her life.

Upon taking Goodson in for questioning, Grissom presents Goodson with her discarded leather gloves and explains that he found her unique combination of medications ( eucalyptabalm, isorcreme, and capsaicin ointment ) all over them.

Upon taking his medical degree, Velikovsky left Russia for Berlin.

Upon hearing of Polk's election to office, Tyler urged Congress to pass a joint resolution admitting Texas to the Union ; Congress complied on February 28, 1845.

Upon the conclusion of the 2010 season, the Mets front office fired General Manager Omar Minaya and Manager Jerry Manuel.

Upon confirmation, Tombaugh walked into Slipher's office and declared, " Doctor Slipher, I have found your Planet X.

Upon election, however, Robinson took steps to de-politicize the office.

Upon becoming President of Egypt following the death in office of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Al-Sadat sought a diplomatic solution to the conflict, offering peace and recognition to Israel in exchange for the Israeli withdrawal from all the Egyptian, Palestinian, and Syrian territory occupied in 1967, and a resolution of the Palestinian refugee problem.

Upon assuming office in 1981, U. S. President Ronald Reagan condemned the FSLN for joining with Cuba in supporting Marxist revolutionary movements in other Latin American countries such as El Salvador.

Upon Voldemaras ' removal from office, Geležinis Vilkas went underground and received aid and encouragement in its activities from Germany.

Upon release in May 1975 The Eiger Sanction was a commercial failure, receiving only $ 23. 8 million ( US $ in dollars ) at the box office, and was poorly received by most critics.

Upon entering office in June 1970, Heath immediately set about trying to reverse Wilson's policy of ending Britain's military presence East of Suez.

Upon his defeat, Tilden said, " I can retire to public life with the consciousness that I shall receive from posterity the credit of having been elected to the highest position in the gift of the people, without any of the cares and responsibilities of the office.

Upon assuming office, Turner, who had been out of politics for nine years while he earned a lucrative salary as a Toronto lawyer, showed that his political instincts had diminished.

) Upon entering office, President Woodrow Wilson segregated the United States Navy.

Upon further investigation of the man stalking him, Taylor found a dead body in an office of an unused floor in the building.

Upon the start of the new Stuart dynasty in 1603, Buck was knighted ( on 23 July ) and formally received the reversion to the office of Master of the Revels with an appointment as Deputy Master, by a royal patent ( on 23 June ).

' Upon seeing this, the young men of the town thought it to be rather an imposition, and collected together, procured the services of the band, and under the direction of a military officer marched to the rear of the hotel, and with a wheelbarrow and shovel took the empty keg that had been broken open, and playing the dead march with flag at half staff marched to the flagpole in front of Humiston ’ s office where they dug a grave and gave the empty keg a burial with all the honors attending a soldier ’ s funeral.

The film was originally to be released in summer 1977, but was pushed back to November because of the various problems during production, Upon its release, Close Encounters became a box office success, grossing $ 116. 39 million in North America and $ 171. 7 million in foreign countries, totaling $ 288 million.

Upon Mazarin's return, Fouquet demanded and received as reward the office of superintendent of the finances ( 1653 ), a position which, in the unsettled condition of the government, threw into his hands not merely the decision as to which funds should be applied to meet the demands of the state's creditors, but also the negotiations with the great financiers who lent money to the king.

Upon graduation, he had no money to await appointment to academic office.

Upon leaving office, Banzer formed the ADN party ( Acción Democrática Nacionalista ), a large organization that attracted most conservative groups under his leadership.

Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in Robert's office.

Upon its release in March 1994, The Hudsucker Proxy received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box office bomb.