History and chronology of Vishwanath Pratap Singh in India

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Government Congress Party
Janatas Dal Party
Nuclear Warfare

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Bors Affair
Constitution
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Election
Government
Hizbul Mujahideen
Independence
Invasion Kashmir
Invasion Sri Lanka
Janatas Dal
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Rebellion
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Rule Jammu
Rule Kashmir
Rule Sri Lanka
Rule Tripura
Tripura Tiger Force

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Tripura

Vishwanath Pratap Singh History of India


1984	Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
1986	Minister of Defense
Appointed Minister of Defense
1988	Dismissal
Expelled from the government for exposing an arms sale scandal
1988	Janatas Dal
Forms a new political party
1989	Bofors Affair
The case comes to light during Vishwanath Pratap Singh's tenure as Defence Minister, and is fueled by very sharp investigative journalism by Chitra Subramaniam of the newspapers The Hindu and Indian Express
1989	Constitution
Forms a minority government
1989	Government
Forms a minority government
1989	Hizbul Mujahideen
Kashmir The separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen is founded in India-controlled Kashmir
1989	Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister after the Janata Dal wins the election
1989	Rebellion
Kashmir Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the state's legislative assembly were rigged against them
Kashmir Pakistan gives its "moral and diplomatic" support to the Kashmir rebel movement, calling for the issue to be resolved via a UN-sponsored referendum.
1989	Rule of Jammu
Jammu Some groups demand independence for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and others union with Pakistan
1989	Rule of Kashmir
Kashmir Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the state's legislative assembly were rigged against them
Kashmir Pakistan gives its "moral and diplomatic" support to the Kashmir rebel movement, calling for the issue to be resolved via a UN-sponsored referendum.
Kashmir Some groups demand independence for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and others union with Pakistan
Kashmir The separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen is founded in India-controlled Kashmir
1990	Independence
Indian troops are withdrawn from SriLanka
1990	Invasion of Kashmir
8th July Kashmir The Indian Army takes control of Kashmir
1990	Invasion of Sri Lanka
Indian troops are withdrawn from SriLanka
1990	Nuclear Warfare
India & Pakistan begin to mobilize their nuclear weapons at each other
1990	Rebellion
Indian troops are withdrawn from SriLanka
Indian troops leave SriLanka
Kashmir Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops
Kashmir Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir
1990	Resignation
7th Nov The Government resigns
1990	Rule of Kashmir
Kashmir Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops
1990	Rule of Sri Lanka
Indian troops leave SriLanka
1990	Rule of Tripura
Tripura The All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) is founded by Lalit Debbarma to fight for Tripura's secession from India
1990	Tripura Tiger Force
Tripura The All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) is founded by Lalit Debbarma to fight for Tripura's secession from India
1991	Election
June The 10th general elections sees Congress government return under P.V. Narasimh Rao
1991	Resignation
The government falls