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Historical Event on 2/22/1993

Sudhakarrao Naik, Mahrashtra CM, resigns in the wake of party dissidence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
9/1/1798Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.