Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
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The Indian Emergency (1975–1977) was a 21-month period of authoritarian rule in India marked by suspension of civil liberties, press censorship, and mass arrests under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emergency in India | 2 |
| Indian Emergency (1975–1977) canonical | 2 |
| Emergency-era government of India | 1 |
| Government of India during the Emergency | 1 |
| Indian Emergency | 1 |
| Indian Emergency period | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political event
ⓘ
state of emergency ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
Indira Gandhi ⓘ
surface form:
Indira Gandhi government
|
| characterizedBy |
authoritarian rule
ⓘ
curtailment of fundamental rights ⓘ mass arrests of political opponents ⓘ press censorship ⓘ rule by decree ⓘ suspension of civil liberties ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article 352 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declaredBy | Indira Gandhi ⓘ |
| describedAs | dark period for Indian democracy ⓘ |
| duration | 21 months ⓘ |
| endDate | 1977-03-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Indian general elections
ⓘ
surface form:
1977 Indian general election
defeat of Indira Gandhi ⓘ formation of Janata Party government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodWithin | post-independence India ⓘ |
| impactOnConstitution | 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| impactOnJudiciary | ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision ⓘ |
| imposedCensorshipOn | Indian press ⓘ |
| involvedArrestsOf |
opposition leaders
ⓘ
student activists ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Sanjay Gandhi ⓘ |
| ledTo | strengthening of safeguards against future emergencies ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentUsed |
Defence Regulations (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of India Rules
Maintenance of Internal Security Act ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
ⓘ
George Fernandes ⓘ Janata Party ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Morarji Desai ⓘ |
| policyAssociatedWith |
family planning coercion
ⓘ
forced sterilization campaigns ⓘ slum clearance drives ⓘ |
| positionOfDeclarer | Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
political repression
ⓘ
weakening of democratic institutions ⓘ widespread human rights violations ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-06-25 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| triggerEvent |
Allahabad High Court verdict against Indira Gandhi
ⓘ
political instability and opposition protests ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emergency-era government of India
this entity surface form:
Emergency in India
this entity surface form:
Indian Emergency period
this entity surface form:
Indian Emergency
subject surface form:
Jayaprakash Narayan
this entity surface form:
Government of India during the Emergency
this entity surface form:
Emergency in India