Jawaharlal Nehru Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Integration of Goa

Goa passes from Portuguese to Indian control during the December 1961 military operation.

Role range: 1947-1964

Third General Election

The third Lok Sabha election again returns a Congress majority, continuing Jawaharlal Nehru's premiership.

Role range: 1947-1964

Declaration of War

Heavy fighting develops along the eastern frontier as the border dispute escalates toward full-scale war.

Role range: 1947-1964

Invasion of India

Chinese forces launch major attacks on Indian positions on 20 October 1962, opening the principal phase of the border war.

Role range: 1947-1964

Sino-Indian War

Armed conflict breaks out between India and China along disputed Himalayan border sectors.

Role range: 1947-1964

Capture of Aksai Chin

Chinese forces consolidate control over Aksai Chin before announcing a unilateral ceasefire.

Role range: 1947-1964

Chinese Ceasefire Declaration

China announces a unilateral ceasefire after the major phase of the Sino-Indian War.

Role range: 1947-1964

Ceasefire

China announces a unilateral ceasefire after its major offensives against Indian positions.

Role range: 1947-1964

Battle of Aksai Chin

Chinese forces defeat Indian positions in the Aksai Chin sector during the 1962 border war.

Role range: 1947-1964

Kamaraj Plan

Senior Congress leaders leave government posts under the Kamaraj Plan to strengthen the party organisation.

Role range: 1947-1964

Death of Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru dies in office after serving as India's first Prime Minister for nearly seventeen years.

Role range: 1947-1964

Death of Jawaharlal Nehru

Death of Jawaharlal Nehru

Role range: 1947-1964

Indian National Congress

After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri