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Historical Event on 12/5/2000

Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
5/15/1878Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.