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Sikander Bakht
1918Aug, 24

Sikander Bakht

Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)
Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, the Janata Party and, finally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, served as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, and as a cabinet minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour of the Government of India.

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Events on 1918

  • 3Mar

    World War I

    Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
  • 31Mar

    Armenian Revolutionary Federation

    Massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis is committed by allied armed groups of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Bolsheviks. Nearly 12,000 Azerbaijani Muslims are killed.
  • 2May

    Chevrolet Motor Company

    General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
  • 24Jun

    Montreal

    First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
  • 4Jul

    Nicholas II of Russia

    Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).