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| 1932 | Birth |  |
| 26th Sep Gah Birth of Manmohan Singh |
| 1991 | Economy | |
| Singh is widely regarded as the architect of India's original economic reform programme which is enacted in 1991 under Rao's administration |
| The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth |
| 1991 | Minister of Finance | |
| 21st June Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1991 | Reform | |
| The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth |
| 1998 | Leader of the Opposition | |
| Mar Serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Upper house, when the Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition government was in office |
| 2002 | Outstanding Parliamentarian Award | |
| Due to his work at the UN, International Monetary Fund and other international bodies, he is highly respected around the world and is was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award |
| 2004 | Economy | |
| Under Dr. Singh, an economist and Finance minister P. Chidambaram, India's economic growth has continued, with the GDP growing at a very fast rate of 9%. |
| 2004 | Election | |
| May Surprise victory for Congress Party in general elections |
| 2004 | Prime Minister | |
| 19th May Secures the nomination for Prime Minister when President Abdul Kalam officially asks him to form a government |
| 22nd May Appointed Prime Minister of India, 4th Prime Minister of India, a member of the Indian National Congress party and the first Sikh to become Prime Minister of India |
| 2004 | Rebellion | |
| Nov Kashmir India begins to withdraw some of its troops from Kashmir |
| 2004 | United Nations | |
| May India launches an application for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council |
| 2005 | Disaster | |
| 8th Oct Kashmir A 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastates the Kashmir border region between India and Pakistan killing an estimated 80,000 people, injuring 70,000 more and leaving more than 3 million homeless and without food and basic supplies |
| 8th Oct Kashmir The disaster brings a temporary cessation of hostilities between enemies India and Pakistan, who worked together in rescue and relief efforts in the days after the quake |
| 2005 | Earthquake | |
| 8th Oct Kashmir A 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastates the Kashmir border region between India and Pakistan killing an estimated 80,000 people, injuring 70,000 more and leaving more than 3 million homeless and without food and basic supplies |
| 8th Oct Kashmir The disaster brings a temporary cessation of hostilities between enemies India and Pakistan, who worked together in rescue and relief efforts in the days after the quake |
