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Historical Event on 11/29/1988
Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1990 | Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 9/2/1947 | Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified. |
| 9/24/1932 | Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast. |
| 1/1/1989 | Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away. |
| 11/13/1901 | Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state. |
| 10/15/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India. |
| 1/25/1988 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987). |
| 4/15/1992 | Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal. |
| 12/16/2000 | Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu. |
| 6/18/1993 | Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta. |
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