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Historical Event on 7/29/1979

Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
10/25/1990Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died.