Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai1896
Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai, future Prime Minister of India
Historical person
Morarji Ranchodji Desai Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Morarji Ranchodji Desai, based on 22 World History Database records associated with India.
22 records1896–197916 events4 places
Chronological biography
1896
1935
Bombay Legislature1935
Appointed Member of Bombay Legislature.
1946
Minister of Finance1946
Appointed Minister of Finance.
1952
Chief Minister1952
Appointed Chief Minister of Bombay.
1958
Economy of India1958
As Finance Minister, Morarji Desai oversees fiscal policy during India's planned industrial development.
Minister of Finance1958
Morarji Desai becomes Finance Minister in the Union government.
1969
Janata Dal (United) Party1969
Leads a split from the ruling Congress Party & forms the Janata Dal (United) Party
Resignation of Morarji Ranchodji Desai1969
Morarji Desai leaves the government after losing the Finance portfolio during the dispute over bank nationalisation.
1977
Conference of Nuclear Technology1977
India participates in the International Conference on Transfer of Nuclear Technology held in Shiraz, Iran. This conference is organized by the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran.
Janata Government Formed24 March 1977
Morarji Desai forms India's first Union government headed by a non-Congress party.
Morarji Desai becomes Prime Minister and states that his government does not24 March 1977
Morarji Desai becomes Prime Minister and states that his government does not intend to develop nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Power24 March 1977
At his first press conference as prime minister, Desai states that his government does not believe in nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister of India24 March 1977
Morarji Desai becomes India's first Prime Minister from a non-Congress government.
Nuclear Power20 April 1977
Desai says India will consider the Non-Proliferation Treaty only if established nuclear powers accept meaningful disarmament.
Nuclear Power16 May 1977
Morarji Desai publicly argues that nuclear weapons do not provide useful defence and questions further explosive testing.
1977 Election OutcomeJune 1977
The Janata Party victory creates India's first non-Congress central government.
Nuclear PowerJune 1977
The Desai government accepts safeguards connected with Soviet heavy-water supplies for India's nuclear programme.
Nuclear Power22 December 1977
Desai tells Parliament that his government does not intend to manufacture nuclear weapons or conduct further nuclear explosions.
1978
Forty-fourth Amendment1978
The Forty-fourth Amendment reverses several Emergency-era constitutional changes and strengthens safeguards for civil liberties.
High-Value Note Demonetisation16 January 1978
The government demonetises high-denomination banknotes of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 rupees.
1979
Janata Party Split1979
Factional conflict breaks apart the Janata Party government and precipitates a new general election.
Resignation of Morarji Ranchodji Desai1979
Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister after the Janata coalition loses its parliamentary majority.
Titles and roles
Chief Minister-Bombay · Member of BL · Minister of Finance · Party Leader of JP · Prime Minister of India
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.