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Historical Event on 1/19/1966

Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
5/16/1998India rejects China's charges on N-tests.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
11/9/1967Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded.