1975 ⟶ Indian Prime Minister Declares State of Emergency

June 25: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of em...
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🧂 Gandhi Leads Salt March to Protest British Salt Monopoly

March 12: Salt March by Mohandas Gandhi and the official start of civil disobedience in British India.⟶
Gandhi Leads Salt March to Protest British Salt Monopoly (1930)
Civil DisobedienceIndian Independence MovementBritish EmpireGandhiNonviolent ResistanceNationalismColonialismProtest
IndiaIndia

🇮🇳 India's Constitution Takes Effect

January 26: The Constitution of India comes into effect.⟶
India's Constitution Takes Effect (1950)
ConstitutionRepublicPost-ColonialismIndependenceGovernmentLawIndian National Congress
IndiaIndia

🚨 Indian Prime Minister Declares State of Emergency

June 25: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency in India, suspending civil liberties and elections.⟶
Indian Prime Minister Declares State of Emergency (1975)
AuthoritarianismCivil LibertiesPolitical CrisisDemocracyHuman RightsIndian PoliticsPolitical Repression
IndiaIndia

🇮🇳 Assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

October 31: Assassination of Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister.⟶
Assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1984)
AssassinationPrime MinisterPolitical ViolenceCold WarIndian National CongressPolitical Instability
IndiaIndia

💣 Assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

May 21: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister.⟶
Assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1991)
AssassinationPrime MinisterTerrorismLTTEIndian Politics
IndiaIndiaSri LankaSri Lanka

🗳️ Narendra Modi Elected Prime Minister

Narendra Modi is elected as the Prime Minister of India.⟶
Narendra Modi Elected Prime Minister (2014)
Prime MinisterElectionsIndian PoliticsGovernmentDemocracy
IndiaIndia