22 May 1989Agni Technology DemonstratorAvul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's missile programme conducts the first flight of the Agni technology demonstrator.
Historical records for India in 1989, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's missile programme conducts the first flight of the Agni technology demonstrator.
The ninth general election ends Congress's majority and leads to the formation of a National Front government.
V.P. Singh becomes Prime Minister at the head of the National Front government.
Allegations concerning the Bofors artillery contract damage Rajiv Gandhi's government and become a major political controversy.
V.P. Singh forms a National Front minority government after the 1989 general election.
Congress loses its parliamentary majority in the 1989 general election and Rajiv Gandhi leaves office.
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
Hizbul Mujahideen emerges as a major militant organisation during the intensifying Kashmir insurgency.
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
V.P. Singh's government faces growing diplomatic tension with Pakistan over the Kashmir insurgency.
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