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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
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
9/6/1994Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
2/17/1994Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.