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Historical Event on 5/12/1906
Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
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| 1/11/1998 | C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away. |
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| 3/24/1977 | Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India. |
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