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Historical Event on 5/22/1991
Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 5/12/1906 | Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"". |
| 1/9/1841 | John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris. |
| 2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
| 4/6/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement. |
| 5/1/1992 | Seperate secretariat was established for primary education. |
| 6/27/1997 | Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi. |
| 2/3/1988 | INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited. |
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