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President's Rule in Punjab

India · Government / Congress Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1987Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1987

Rajiv Gandhi11 May 1987

Punjab · Government / Congress Party

The central government imposes President's Rule in Punjab amid escalating militancy and political instability.

Names involved

Rajiv Gandhi

Provenance

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