This Day In History
1964
Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
1975
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi found guilty of corruption.
1990
Russia Day the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
1991
Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of the republic.
1999
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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