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1946
The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
1969
United States Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
1971
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
1987
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.