ON 16 NOVEMBER IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on November 16, 2018
1897: Birth of Choudhary Rahmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist who is credited with creating the name « Pakistan »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choudhary_Rahmat_Ali
http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P008
1909: Birth of Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani 3rd Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who died on June 9, 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Nasir_Ahmad
http://www.alislam.org/v/19.html
1980: Death of Jayan, Indian actor, born in 1938
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayan
1988: Benazir Bhutto, daughter of former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, wins the election and is charged to form a government becoming first female head of government of Pakistan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benazir-bhutto-elected-leader-of-pakistan
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2241_88.htm
1996: Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship
http://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-17/news/mn-175_1_mother-teresa
2007: In Pakistan, Muhammad Mian Soomro, president of the senate is sworn as caretaker Prime Minister in charge to organize the general elections scheduled for the first week of January 2008
http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Muhammad-Mian-Soomro-127
2013: Abdulla Yameen wins Maldives presidential election run-off, beating favourite Mohamed Nasheed in a close-run contest
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/11/yameen-wins-maldives-presidential-run-off-20131116161122650102.html
2015: India, China agree to deepen defence ties, maintain peace at LAC
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-china-agree-to-deepen-defence-ties-maintain-peace-at-lac-2145958