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Historical Event on 5/19/2000
A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1996 | H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. |
| 1/1/1995 | N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee. |
| 3/6/1971 | Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain. |
| 3/29/1992 | The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar. |
| 7/7/1910 | 'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established. |
| 7/16/1954 | French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted. |
| 9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 12/23/1900 | Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born. |
| 5/22/1991 | Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer. |
| 5/13/1883 | Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born. |
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