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List of National Democratic Alliance members

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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian national Parliamentary group in the country of India. It is the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance founded by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in May 15, 1998. The NDA faced the general elections of 1998 and 1999 by having Atal Bihari Vajpayee …

2019 Indian general election
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2019 Indian general election
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General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok S…

2024 Indian general election
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2024 Indian general election
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General elections were held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok S…

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10 events
2009
2009_Hermosillo_daycare_center_fire
A fire at a day-care center kills 49 children in Mexico
2009
2009_Peruvian_political_crisis
After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous people in Bagua province, Peru.
2004
Noël_Mamère
Noël Mamère, the mayor of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised.
2001
Tropical_Storm_Allison
Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.
1997
Pascal_Lissouba
Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.
1989
Tank_Man
An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.
1981
HIV/AIDS
The first clinical cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1976
Teton_Dam
The Teton Dam in eastern Idaho, U.S., collapsed (failure pictured) as its reservoir was being filled for the first time, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and 13,000 cattle, and causing up to $2 billion in damage.
1968
Robert_F._Kennedy
U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
1967
Operation_Focus
Following Israel's initiation of Operation Focus with the goal to neutralise the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force, and the Royal Jordanian Air Force, the Six-Day War begins.

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