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Historical Event on 3/20/1959

For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
5/12/1993Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.
11/19/1999New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.