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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
11/18/1997Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.
8/9/1942Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
12/28/1971Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.