When Empress Dowager Deng died, Emperor An ( r. 106 – 125 CE ) was convinced by the accusations of the eunuchs Li Run ( 李閏 ) and Jiang Jing ( 江京 ) that Deng and her family had planned to depose him.

When Mao died in 1976, Jiang lost the support and justification for her political activities.

When Jiang enrolled in elementary school, she took the name Lĭ Yúnhè ( 李云鹤 ), meaning " Crane in the Clouds ", by which she was known for much of her early life.

When given free rein, Jiang also wreaked vengeance on Mao's family.

When Mao's eldest son was killed in the Korean War, his widow accused Jiang of feeling " immense ecstasy ".

When American-led NATO bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999, Jiang seemed to have put up a harsh stance for show at home, but in reality only performed symbolic gestures of protest, and no solid action.

When Jiang wound up the business in August, Minakata moved to New York for his cherished dream to be realized.

When Jiang was elevated to national leadership in Beijing following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, he brought Zeng Qinghong along as his trusted adviser.

When Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu was dismissed in September 2006, Zeng led the anti-corruption task force against the staunch Jiang ally.

When Deng began to groom Jiang Zemin ( a former governor of Shanghai ) to succeed him as paramount leader, Yang resisted Jiang's leadership, and Deng successfully forced Yang to retire in 1992, along with some of his family.

When Liu Shan's regent Zhuge Liang had his first northern expedition in 228, Jiang Wei's commanding officer suspected him of secretly wishing to join Zhuge Liang, and once, when Jiang Wei was outside the city walls with his troops, they closed the city gates and would not allow Jiang Wei to re-enter.

When Duke You of Jin ( 433-416 ) came to the throne the three clans took over much of the remaining Jin lands, leaving the dukes only the area around Jiang and Quwo.

When Jiang received the staff of authority to articulate military affairs in Ruxu, Xu Sheng even held the illusion that Jiang would use an excuse to get rid of him.

When Sima Zhao became regent and Duke of Jin in 260, Jiang Wei seized it as an opportunity to punish Wei for deposition against its ruler, Cao Huan.

When Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang Zemin as General Secretary in late 2002, Bo's career as a local official ended with his appointment to Minister of Commerce in Wen Jiabao's cabinet to replace Lü Fuyuan, who retired for health reasons.

When the pilot explains that the aircraft lacks the fuel to fly to Taipei and proposes that it fly to Hong Kong instead, Jiang insists on flying to Taipei.

When he returns home, Song Jiang is arrested again and placed on trial for the murder of Yan Poxi.

When Cao Cao's guest advisor Jiang Gan paid a second visit to Zhou Yu for the purpose of leaking back military information back to Cao, Zhou accused him of stealing secret information about enemy generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun during his earlier visit ( which was a ruse staged by Zhou ) and had Jiang locked up in a temple.

When Xiao Baojuan became Southern Qi's emperor in 498 at age 15, his power was initially curbed by several high level officials that his father Emperor Ming left in charge — including Emperor Ming's cousins Jiang Si ( 江祀 ) and Jiang You ( 江祐 ), Xiao Baojuan's own uncle Liu Xuan ( 劉暄 ), Xiao Baojuan's cousin Xiao Yaoguang ( 蕭遙光 ) the Prince of Shi ' an, the senior official Xu Xiaosi ( 徐孝嗣 ), and the general Xiao Tanzhi ( 蕭坦之 ).

When he retired in 1985, Wang convinced the party authorities to name his protégé Jiang Zemin as his successor.

When Eskil stepped down as Archbishop of Lund in 1177, he chose Absalon as his successor.

When Thespis stepped out from the chorus, he spoke as if he was the character ( for example, " I am Dionysus.

When Benny stepped in as the Hep Stars ' keyboardist in October of that year, he knew this was what he wanted to do.

When the production of Richard Kelly's debut film, Donnie Darko, was threatened, Barrymore stepped forward with financing from Flower Films and took the small role of Karen Pomeroy, the title character's English teacher.

" When he stepped down as director he received a Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Federal Service.

Years later, in recalling the events of the day, Parks said, " When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt on a winter night.

When President Andrew Jackson was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of South Carolina Representative Warren R. Davis, Richard Lawrence, an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired.

When the Palestinian National Council convened in Cairo on 3 February 1969, Yahya Hammuda stepped down from his chairmanship of the PLO.

When party leader Tage Erlander stepped down in 1969, Palme was elected as the new leader by the Social Democratic party congress and succeeded Erlander as Prime Minister.

When it became evident she was taking advantage of her power, Dennis stepped up proclaiming she couldn't boss him around.

When a stepped leader approaches the ground, the presence of opposite charges on the ground enhances the strength of the electric field.

When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year.

When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year.

When in office, van Agt was a staunch supporter of Israel, but after he stepped down in 1982 he changed his mind.

When Rowan Atkinson fell ill in April 2009, Russ Abbot stepped in to the play the role.

When Heine challenged another student, Wiebel, to a duel ( the first of ten known incidents throughout his life ), the authorities stepped in and Heine was suspended from the university for six months.

When the civil rights leader John Lewis and another black man stepped off the bus at Rock Hill, they were beaten by a white mob that was uncontrolled by police.

When Eisner stepped down in 2005, his replacement, Robert Iger, bought Pixar in a $ 7. 4 billion all-stock deal ($ in today's dollars ) that turned Steve Jobs into Disney's largest individual shareholder.

When Karajan stepped down, the post was offered to Carlos Kleiber, but he declined.

When Jaco left BS & T, he was briefly succeeded by Keith Jones, before Danny Trifan stepped in.

When he stepped forward toward it, it receded and then faded away.

When he stepped down on July 7, 2006, he was the longest serving Secretary of Transportation since the position's inception in 1967.

When the assembly fined Dionysius for his seditious language, Philistus stepped in to pay Dionysius ' fines, with the promise to continue paying for them so long as the council saw fit to issue them.

When Callaghan stepped down as Labour leader in November 1980, Healey was favourite to win the Labour Party leadership election, decided by Labour MPs.