Date in year · 1977 · The 1970s
On March 24, 1977, morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress. The year's #1 song was "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart. Vitor Belfort, Haimar Zubeldia, Ivonne Teichmann would arrive in the same year.
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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as the chief minister of Bombay State, the home minister, the finance minister, and the deputy prime minister.
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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
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Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as the chief minister of Bombay State, the home minister, the finance minister, and the deputy prime minister.
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