1975 Emergency: Timeline of Key Events

January 1966: Indira Gandhi elected prime minister.

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November 1969: The Congress splits after Gandhi is expelled for violating party discipline.

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1973-75: Surge in political unrest and demonstrations against the Indira Gandhi-led government.

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1971: Political opponent Raj Narain lodges complaint of electoral fraud against Indira Gandhi.

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June 12, 1975: Allahabad High Court found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign.

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June 24, 1975: Supreme Court rules that MP privileges no longer apply to Gandhi. She is barred from voting but allowed to continue as Prime Minister.

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June 25, 1975: Declaration of Emergency by president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of Indira Gandhi.

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June 26, 1975: Indira Gandhi addresses the nation on All India Radio. September 1976: Sanjay Gandhi initiates mass forced sterilization program in Delhi.

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January 18, 1977: Indira Gandhi calls for fresh elections and releases all political prisoners.

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March 23, 1977: Emergency officially comes to an end.

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