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Historical Event on 9/23/1996

Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
6/17/1933The civil disobedience campaign ended.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.