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Historical Event on 5/19/2000
A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 11/14/1926 | Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay. |
| 3/9/1990 | Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar. |
| 4/1/1994 | Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa. |
| 1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 3/21/1979 | Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 11/13/1953 | Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi. |
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