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Historical Event on 5/19/2000

A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
8/5/1994Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.
3/19/1936Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.