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Historical Event on 5/31/1970

Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.

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1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
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9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
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