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Historical Event on 5/16/1996

Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
11/2/1871Kashinath Raghunath Mitra, famous editor of monthly magzine 'Manoranjan', was born.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.
6/6/1994The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
9/28/1965India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan.
1/21/1924Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.