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India · 2002Godhra train burning ignites the Gujarat communal violence

Communal violence convulsed Gujarat after the 27 February Godhra train burning, the year's dominant event. As India and Pakistan remained locked in the Operation Parakram standoff, the NDA government enacted POTA and pursued strategic disinvestment, and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President.

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Key figures

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam — elected 11th President of India, taking office on 25 July 2002.Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Prime Minister leading the NDA government.K.R. Narayanan — outgoing 10th President, term ended in July 2002.Bhairon Singh Shekhawat — elected Vice-President of India in 2002.Narendra Modi — Gujarat Chief Minister; the BJP won the December 2002 state election.Dhirubhai Ambani — founder of Reliance Industries; died on 6 July 2002.

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