P152 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                * 31 October - Assassination of Indira  Gandhi: Prime Minister of India Indira  Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh  security guards in New Delhi.  Anti-Sikh riots break out, leaving  10,000 to 20,000 Sikhs dead in Delhi  and surrounding areas with majority  populations of Hindus. Rajiv Gandhi  becomes Prime Minister of India.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End