Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed25 June 1975
President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaims a national Emergency on the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
India · Government / Congress Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaims a national Emergency on the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi's government begins the Emergency period, during which civil liberties and political opposition are sharply restricted.
The Emergency formally ends before the transfer of power to the Janata Party.
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