Modern Era · South Asia · Politics
1975
Indira Gandhi imposes Emergency
June 26, 1975
Facing a court ruling against her election and mounting opposition, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi persuaded the president to declare a state of emergency, suspending civil liberties, censoring the press, and jailing opposition leaders. The Emergency lasted twenty-one months. When she finally held elections, she lost badly. India's democracy had been tested at its deepest point and survived.
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