April 1, 1993: Top JKLF Leader Assassinated
Unidentified assailants kidnapped and killed one of India's top heart surgeons who was subsequently revealed to be a leading member of the militant Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Kashmiri militants alleged Indian security forces carried out the assassination, a charge Indian authorities denied.
March 12, 1993: Bomb Attack in Bombay
A series of bomb attacks in Bombay left over 250 people dead.
May 21, 1991: Rajiv Gandi Assassinated
Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu State
January 3, 1989: Kashmiri Separatist Campaign
Moslem Kashmiri militants began their campaign for independence from India.
July 6, 1987: Sikhs Attack Hindu Bus Riders
Seventy-two Hindus were killed in an attack by Sikh militants on a bus in the Punjab.
April 29, 1986: Militants Seize Golden Temple
Sikh militants seized the Golden Temple of Amritsar in Punjab and declared the independent state of Khalistan. Expelled by government of India forces the next day.
October 31, 1984: Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sick bodyguards. Anti-Sikh rioting following the assassination resulted in thousands of Sikh deaths throughout India.
August 9, 1984: Head of Indian Security Killed
The head of the Indian security forces that stormed the Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar was assassinated by Sikh terrorists.
February 11, 1984: Execution of Maqbul Butt
Maqbul Butt, founder of the Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front, was hanged in a New Delhi jail for the 1965 murder of an Indian intelligence agent in Kashmir. Militant Moslems have marked the anniversary of his death with sometimes violent demonstrations in Jammu and Kashmir.
February 1, 1984: Kashmiri Separatist Executed
Maqbul Butt, a Kashmiri separatist leader, was executed in India.
January 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated
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July 13, (year unknown): Martyr's Day In Kashmir
Commemorates the deaths of Kashmiri nationalists during the British raj.
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