1977
Submitted by nazirahmed on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 11:16.
- March: Members of Congress in (Indian-held) Kashmir Assembly withdraw support from Sheikh Abdullah's administration under the urging of Delhi, which is increasingly uncomfortable with the Sheikh and openly disenchanted with Delhi Accord of 1975.
- March 16-20: Elections called by Mrs. Gandhi produce unexpected results, she loses and state of emergency under which she has been ruling is lifted.
- March 27: Abdullah persuades Governor of Indian-held Kashmir to dissolve Assembly and order fresh elections in order to defeat conspiracies being hatched against him.
- June 30-July 3: Elections take place and Abdullah's National Conference wins 47 out of 76 Assembly seats.
- July 5: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government is overthrown in a coup by his army chief, Gen. Zia-ul-Haq.
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