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Resignation of Morarji Ranchodji Desai

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

2Records
1969–1979Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1969

Morarji Ranchodji Desai1969

Government / Government of India

Morarji Desai leaves the government after losing the Finance portfolio during the dispute over bank nationalisation.

1979

Morarji Ranchodji Desai1979

Government / Government of India

Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister after the Janata coalition loses its parliamentary majority.

Names involved

Morarji Ranchodji Desai

Provenance

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