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Historical Event on 11/12/1969

Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1782Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
6/5/1997I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.