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1984

  • February 11: Maqbul Butt, head of Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front hanged in Tihar jail in Delhi. Widespread protests in Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Valley.
  • April 26: Jagmohan is appointed as the Governor of Indian-held Kashmir.
  • July 2: Intrigue hatched against Farooq by new Governor Jagmohan leads to dismissal of his government.
  • July 13: Curfew imposed on Martyrs' Day.
  • July 31: Assembly summoned by Jagmohan, and through defections and other methods mandate is conferred on G.M Shah by 43 votes to zero with Farooq and his party-men staging walkout.

 

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