Word: rajiv
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kennedy notes, for example, the displeasure of his proctor when it was discovered that the freshman had given a dislodged parking meter to his Secret Santee in December. "Rajiv Gandhi's limousine had knocked it loose, so I dragged it up to the third floor of Canaday," he remembers. "We had to hide it, though, because it looked like I might get in trouble...
...major cities throughout much of India last week, millions failed to report to work, shops were shuttered, and business came to a halt as opponents of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi joined in their first nationally organized protest. The bandh, or strike, was led by eight opposition parties, whose demands included Gandhi's resignation and the calling of national elections well in advance of the mandatory deadline of December 1989. In Bombay, India's main commercial center, most state and municipal employees stayed away from work; in Calcutta, where the Marxist-led Left Front is in control, store owners who dared...
...Jimmy Carter and Rajiv Gandhi have written for the Harvard International Review. You can too," one sign read...
...Gorbachev visit would be similar to that by Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi 3 weeks ago, Hunt said. He said that the Soviet leader would likely come for an afternoon and evening to give a speech and tour the University. The schedule would also include a closed-door meeting with President...
When India's Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi sent extra troops to Sri Lanka early this month to help end fighting by the island's Tamil separatists, the assumption was that the operation would be relatively quick and painless. After all, India's soldiers outnumbered the roughly 2,000 members of the ragtag Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam more than 3 to 1, and had the backing of Sri Lankan President Junius R. Jayewardene. But the offensive dragged on, offering little hope that the guerrillas will give up their four-year battle for an independent Tamil homeland...