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India in 1990

Historical records for India in 1990, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
13Events
6Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

August

7 August 1990Mandal Commission ImplementationVishwanath Pratap Singh

New Delhi · Government / Government of India

V.P. Singh's government announces implementation of reservations for Other Backward Classes in central government employment.

October

30 October 1990Minister of State for AgricultureNitish Kumar

Government / Government of India

Nitish Kumar serves as Union Minister of State for Agriculture.

November

7 November 1990Resignation of Vishwanath Pratap SinghVishwanath Pratap Singh

Government / Government of India

V.P. Singh's government loses a confidence vote and he resigns as Prime Minister.

10 November 1990Prime Minister of IndiaChandra Shekhar

Government / Government of India

Chandra Shekhar becomes Prime Minister with outside support from Congress.

December

6 December 1990Chitra Heart ValveMarthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan

Thiruvananthapuram · Science / Medicine

M. S. Valiathan and his multidisciplinary team achieve the first implantation of the indigenous Chitra mechanical heart valve.

Other Events

1990All Tripura Tiger ForceVishwanath Pratap Singh

Tripura · Government / Government of India

The All Tripura Tiger Force emerges as an insurgent organisation seeking greater tribal control in Tripura.

1990HonoursAvul Pakir Jainul Abdul Kalam

Government / Government of India

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam receives the Padma Vibhushan for distinguished public service.

1990Kashmir InsurgencyVishwanath Pratap Singh

Kashmir · Government / Government of India

The armed insurgency in Kashmir intensifies during V.P. Singh's government.

1990Reballion of Rebels in KashmirVishwanath Pratap Singh

Kashmir · Religion / Islam

Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir. Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops

1990Rule of KashmirVishwanath Pratap Singh

Kashmir · Religion / Islam

Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops

1990Rule of TripuraLalit Debbarma

Tripura · Politics / Tripura Tiger Force

The All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) is founded by Lalit Debbarma to fight for Tripuras secession from India

1990Tripura Tiger ForceLalit Debbarma

Tripura · Politics / Tripura Tiger Force

The All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) is founded by Lalit Debbarma to fight for Tripuras secession from India

1990Withdrawal from Sri LankaVishwanath Pratap Singh

Sri Lanka · Government / Government of India

V.P. Singh's government completes the withdrawal of the Indian Peace Keeping Force from Sri Lanka.

Names involved

Avul Pakir Jainul Abdul KalamChandra ShekharLalit DebbarmaMarthanda Varma Sankaran ValiathanNitish KumarVishwanath Pratap Singh

Places involved

KashmirNew DelhiSri LankaThiruvananthapuramTripura

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.