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India · 1984Indira Gandhi assassinated: Operation Blue Star, anti-Sikh riots and Bhopal

A traumatic year in post-Independence India: Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple complex in June preceded Indira Gandhi's assassination on 31 October and anti-Sikh violence. Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister and led Congress to a record Lok Sabha majority; on the night of 2–3 December the Bhopal gas leak became the world's worst industrial disaster.

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Key figures

Indira Gandhi — Prime Minister; ordered Operation Blue Star; assassinated on 31 October 1984.Rajiv Gandhi — succeeded as Prime Minister on 31 October 1984 and led Congress to a record win in the December electionsGiani Zail Singh — President of India and the first Sikh President, through the year's upheavals.Rakesh Sharma — IAF pilot who became the first Indian in space, 3 April 1984.Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale — militant leader killed during Operation Blue Star.Bachendri Pal — first Indian woman to summit Mount Everest, 23 May 1984.

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