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Punjab Insurgancy Chronology
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Punjab Insurgancy Chronology Outline
Date Event
Nov 1, 1966 Sikh majority Punjab state created [1]
1971 Jagjit singh in Pakistan and USA
March 1972 Akalis routed in Punjab elections, Congress wins
October 17, 1973 Akalis demand autonomy and more lands [2]

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April 25, 1980 Baba Gurbachan Singh of Sant Nirankari sect murdered [3]
June 2, 1980 Akalis lose election in Punjab [4]
Aug 16, 1981 Militants in Golden Temple meet foreigh correspndents [5]
Sept 9, 1981 Jagat Narain, Editor, Hind Samachar group murdered [6]
Sept 29, 1981 Separatists Hijack Indian Jetliner to Pakistan [7]
Feb 11, 1982 US gives Visa to Jagjit Singh Chauhan [8]
April 26, 1982 Cows' heads thrown in Hindu temple [9], [10]
Apr 11, 1982 USA Khalistani G.S. Dhillon Barred From India [11]
July 1982 Chief Minister Darbara Singh escape assasination attempt [12]
Aug 4, 1982 Akalis demand autonomy and additonal regions for Punjab [13]
Oct 11, 1982 Militants attack parliament [14]
Nov 1982 Longowal threatens to disrupt Asian Games [15]
Oct 1983 6 Hindu bus passengers killed [16]
Feb 27, 1983 Sikhs permitted to carry daggers in demestic flights [17]
May 3 1983 Bhindranwale living in Golden Temple threatens violence [18]
Oct 8 1983 Militants in Golden Temple kill Hindus throughout Punjab [19]
Oct 14, 1983 Hindu festival bombed in Chandigarh [20]
Oct 18, 1983 Hindus protest bomb attack on temple [21]
Oct 1983 Hindus pulled off from trains and buses and killed [22]
Oct 7 1983 Darbara Singh removed, all religious demands met [23]
Feb 9, 1984 Hindu wedding procession bombed [24]
Feb 14, 1984 Militants shoot and kill 5 from Golden Temple [25]
Feb 19, 1984 Sikh-Hindu Clashes Spread in North India [26]
Feb 24, 1984 6 more Hindus killed in Punjab [27]
Feb 29, 1984 Temple is an arsenal [28]
d ev [29]
April 3, 1984 Fear due to young terrorists [30]
April 8, 1984 Longowal writes- he cannot control anymore [31]
April 15, 1984 Man shot deadin temple [32]
April 17, 1984 Deaths in factional fighting [33]
May 27, 1984 Ferosepur Hindu politician killed, Hindu-Muslim riots in Bombay [34]
June 3, 1984 Army controls Punjab security [35]
June 5, 1984 Heavy fighting, Punjab sut-down [36]
June 6, 1984 Daylong battle [37]
June 7, 1984 Temple taken [38]
June 7, 1984 Bhindranwale dead [39]
June 8, 1984 Rioting in Srinagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar [40]
June 9, 1984 Weapons siezed, troops fired on [41]
June 10, 1984 Reports of Delhi, Bombay riots [42]
June 11, 1984 Negotiators close to a settlement on waters [43]
June 12, 1984 Sikh alienation, deserters, [44]
November 1, 1984 Indira Gandhi killed [45]
20 August 1985 Sant Harchand Singh Longowal assassinated [46]
September 29, 1985 60% vote, Akali Dal won 73 of 115 seats, Barnala CM [47]
December 1, 1986 Sikh militants kill 24 Hindu bus passengers [48]
March 25, 1988 Militants kill other Sikhs 75% [49]
July 11, 1990 Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death [50]
June 16, 1991 80 killed on two trains [51]
February 25, 1992 Congress sweeps Punjab Assembly elections [52]
September 3, 1995 CM Beant Singh killed in blast [53]
1997 SAD and BJP win state elections [54]
June 2001 Chauhan return to India [55]
February 26, 2002 Congress wins majority in assembly [56]
April 4, 2007 Jagjit Singh Chauhan, Sikh Militant Leader in India, Dies at 80 [57]
  1. ^ Partition of Punjab Goes Into Effect, The New York Times, November 2, 1966
  2. ^ http://www.khalistan-affairs.org/media/pdf/Anandpur_Sahib_Resolution.pdf The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Vol. 1, 1995, ed., Harbans Singh, page 133-141
  3. ^ The New York Times, April 26, 1980.
  4. ^ Mrs. Gandhi's Party Wins Easily In 8 of 9 States Holding Elections, The New York Times, June 3, 1980 [1]
  5. ^ IN INDIA, SIKHS RAISE A CRY FOR INDEPENDENT NATION, MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1981
  6. ^ GUNMEN SHOOT OFFICIAL IN A TROUBLED INDIAN STATE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1981
  7. ^ Sikh Separatists Hijack Indian Jetliner to Pakistan, MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN, New York Times Sep 30, 1981
  8. ^ Two Visa Disputes Annoy and Intrigue India, MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN, The New York Times, Feb 11, 1982
  9. ^ Dictionary of Terrorism By John Richard Thackrah, Published 2004, p. 245
  10. ^ India Seizes 350 After Religious Clashes, New York Times, May 4, 1982
  11. ^ Sikh Separatist Is Barred From Visiting India, New York Times, Apr 11, 1982
  12. ^ ANGRY SIKHS STORM INDIA'S ASSEMBLY BUILDING, WILLIAM K. STEVENS,THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1982 [2]
  13. ^ The Sikh Diaspora: The Search for Statehood By Darshan Singh Tatla
  14. ^ ANGRY SIKHS STORM INDIA'S ASSEMBLY BUILDING, WILLIAM K. STEVENS,THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1982 [3]
  15. ^ Sikhs Raise the Ante at A Perilous Cost to India, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, New York Times, Nov 7, 1982
  16. ^ INDIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER A STATE SWEPT BY RELIGIOUS STRIFE, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, October 7, 1983
  17. ^ Concessions Granted to Sikhs By Mrs. Gandhi's Government, New York Times, Feb 28, 1983
  18. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6071FF73E5C0C708CDDAC0894DB484D81&scp=8&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt SIKH HOLY LEADER TALKS OF VIOLENCE, WILLIAM K. STEVENSS, The New York Times, May 3, 1983
  19. ^ Punjab Police Are Given Broad Powers, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, The New York Times,Oct 8, 1983
  20. ^ Mrs. Gandhi Says Terrorism Will Fail, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, The New York Times, Oct 16, 1983
  21. ^ Sikh Gunmen Kill Policeman in Punjab, The New York Times, Oct 18, 1983
  22. ^ 11 HINDUS KILLED IN PUNJAB UNREST, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, The New York Times, Feb 23, 1984
  23. ^ INDIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER A STATE SWEPT BY RELIGIOUS STRIFE, WILLIAM K. STEVENS, October 7, 1983
  24. ^ General Strike Disrupts Punjab By SANJOY HAZARIKA, The New York Times, Feb 9, 1984;
  25. ^ 9 Reported Killed in India Strike Special to The New York Times New York Times (1857-Current file); Feb 15, 1984
  26. ^ Sikh-Hindu Clashes Spread in North India, New York Times, Feb 19, 1984
  27. ^ Sikh-Hindu Violence Claims 6 More Lives, New York Times, Feb 25, 1984
  28. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C17FE3F5D0C7A8EDDAB0894DC484D81&scp=14&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt Sikh Temple: Words of Worship, Talk of Warfare, New York Times, Feb 29, 1984
  29. ^ t, New York Times, d
  30. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F5071EFB345D0C708CDDAD0894DC484D81&scp=11&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt WITH PUNJAB THE PRIZE, SIKH MILITANTS SPREAD TERROR, New York Times, April 3, 1984
  31. ^ SIKH WARNS NEW DELHI ABOUT PUNJAB STRIFE, New York Times, April 8, 1984
  32. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E4DA1438F936A25757C0A962948260&scp=15&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt, New York Times, April 15, 1984
  33. ^ 3 Sikh Activists Killed In Factional Fighting, New York Times, April 17, 1984
  34. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40616FE3F5F0C748EDDAC0894DC484D81&scp=22&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt 5 MORE DIE IN CONTINUING INDIAN UNREST, New York Times, April 17, 1984
  35. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A11FB3E5F0C708CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=9&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt INDIAN ARMY TAKES OVER SECURITY IN PUNJAB AS NEW VIOLENCE FLARES, New York Times, June 3, 1984
  36. ^ HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED AT SHRINE IN PUNJAB, New York Times, June 5, 1984
  37. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C10FC395F0C758CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=6&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt INDIANS REPORT DAYLONG BATTLE AT SIKH TEMPLE , New York Times, June 6, 1984
  38. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70914FB395F0C748CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=3&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt 308 PEOLPLE KILLED AS INDIAN TROOPS TAKE SIKH TEMPLE, New York Times, June 7, 1984
  39. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50A1FF8395F0C7B8CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=2&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt, SIKH CHIEFS: FUNDAMENTALIST PRIEST, FIREBRAND STUDENT AND EX-GENERAL New York Times, June 8, 1984
  40. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D11F9395F0C7B8CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=4&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt SIKHS PROTESTING RAID ON SHRINE; 27 DIE IN RIOTS, New York Times, June 8, 1984
  41. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D11F9395F0C7B8CDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=4&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt SIKHS IN TEMPLE HOLD OUT: MORE VIOLENCE IS REPORTED; 27 DIE IN RIOTS, New York Times, June 9, 1984
  42. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10911FE385F0C738DDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=8&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt INDIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES ON SIKHS IN A BLOODY ENCOUNTER, New York Times, June 10, 1984
  43. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B14FB385F0C718DDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=4&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt, New York Times, June 12, 1984
  44. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10614FB385F0C718DDDAF0894DC484D81&scp=5&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt TEMPLE RAID PUTS SIKHS 'IN A VERY FOUL MOOD', New York Times, June 12, 1984
  45. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1091FFF385D0C728CDDA80994DC484D81&scp=5&sq=Indira+gandhi+killed&st=nyt, GANDHI, SLAIN, IS SUCCEEDED BY SON; KILLING LAID TO 2 SIKH BODYGUARDS New York Times, November 1, 1984
  46. ^ Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the Punjab,By Harnik Deol, Routledge, 2000
  47. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E5DF1239F93AA1575AC0A963948260&scp=8&sq=punjab+election&st=nyt TEMPLE Gandhi Hails A Loss in Punjab, New York Times, September 29, 1985
  48. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50711F83B550C728CDDAB0994DE484D81&scp=54&sq=punjab+election&st=nyt TEMPLE SIKH EXTREMISTS HIJACK PUNJAB BUS AND KILL 24 PEOPLE , New York Times, December 1, 1986
  49. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D9173BF936A15750C0A96E948260&scp=58&sq=punjab+election&st=nyt In Punjab, Sikh Turns Against Sikh, New York Times, March 25, 1988
  50. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DB173CF932A25754C0A966958260, Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death, New York Times, July 11, 1990
  51. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DE1539F935A25755C0A967958260&scp=3&sq=congress+win+punjab&st=nyt Extremists in India Kill 80 on 2 Trains As Voting Nears End, New York Times, June 16, 1991
  52. ^ http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-4687(199211)32%3A11%3C988%3ATPE1BO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-4 The Punjab Elections 1992: Breakthrough or Breakdown? Gurharpal Singh, Asian Survey, Vol. 32, No. 11 (Nov., 1992), pp. 988-999
  53. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DE143FF930A3575AC0A963958260&scp=2&sq=beant+Singh+&st=nyt Assassination Reminds India That Sikh Revolt Is Still a Threat , September 3, 1995
  54. ^ http://www.punjabilok.com/full_coverage/punjab_election4.htm, Main results of major parties of 1997 elections
  55. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/world/asia/11chauhan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt&oref=slogin, New York Times, April 11, 2007
  56. ^ http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/feb/24_pun_agen_rep_20.htm Congress gets a simple majority in Punjab, February 24, 2002
  57. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/world/asia/11chauhan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Bhindranwale&st=nyt&oref=slogin, New York Times, April 11, 2007