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Historical Event on 8/21/1986

Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
12/12/1992Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
7/31/1993K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96).
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.