Chief Minister
P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Role range: 1971-1973
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Narasimha Rao Biography and Timeline
Follow Narasimha Rao through 16 dated historical records for India.
Narasimha Rao, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1971–1995Years on this page
1971
1980
Minister of External Affairs
P.V. Narasimha Rao serves as Minister of External Affairs in Indira Gandhi's government.
Role range: 1980-1984
1985
Minister of Human Resources
P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Minister of Human Resource Development.
Role range: 1985-1988
1988
Minister of External Affairs
P.V. Narasimha Rao again serves as Minister of External Affairs.
Role range: 1988-1989
1991
Prime Minister of India
P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister after the 1991 general election.
Role range: 1991-1996
1991 General Election
Congress emerges as the largest party in the 1991 general election and forms a minority government under P.V. Narasimha Rao.
New Industrial Policy
Rao's government announces a new industrial policy that dismantles much of the industrial licensing system.
Role range: 1991-1996
Rupee Devaluation
India devalues the rupee in two stages as part of its response to the 1991 balance-of-payments crisis.
Role range: 1991-1996
Economic Reform Programme
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao launches a wide-ranging programme of economic liberalisation with Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
Role range: 1991-1996
1992
India opens the Tin Bigha corridor for Bangladesh under a long-term lease
India opens the Tin Bigha corridor for Bangladesh under a long-term lease arrangement.
Babri Masjid Demolition
The Babri Masjid is demolished in Ayodhya, triggering communal violence and a major national political crisis.
Role range: 1991-1996
Seventy-fourth Amendment
The Seventy-fourth Amendment strengthens constitutional recognition of urban local government.
Role range: 1991-1996
Seventy-third Amendment
The Seventy-third Amendment gives constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions in rural India.
Role range: 1991-1996
1993
National Human Rights Commission
The National Human Rights Commission is established under the Protection of Human Rights Act.
Role range: 1991-1996
1994
Marrakesh Agreement
India signs the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization framework.
Role range: 1991-1996
1995
World Trade Organization Membership
India becomes a founding member of the World Trade Organization.
Role range: 1991-1996
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.