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EpñksMxan;énGtßbTRbvtþisa®sþsegçbxageRkam KWRtÚv)anpþl;[edaymCÄmNÐlÉksar
km<úCaecjBIesovePArbs;elak DI xaMbUlI EdlmancMNgeCIgfa {Rbvtþisa®sþkm<úCa
RbCaFibetyü 1975-1979}.

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bkSkumμúynIsþkm<úCaEdlRtÚv)ansÁal;faCaExμrRkhm)aneLIgkan;kab;RbeTskm<úCaenAéf¶TI17
Exemsa qñaM1975. bkSkumμúynIsþkm<úCa)anbegáItkm<úCaRbCaFibetyüenAqñaM1976
ehIybnþRKb;RKgRbeTs rhUtdl;Exmkra qñaM1979. nirnþrPaBrbs;bkSRtÚv)anrkSa
Casm¶at;rhUtdl;qñaM1977 ehIyKμannrNamñak;eRkABIsmaCikrbs;bkSkumμúynIsþkm<úCasÁal;
faetInrNaCaemdwknaMenaHeT ¬emdwknaMTaMgenaHehAxøÜnÉgfa {GgÁkarbdivtþn_}¦.

xNHeBlEdlExμrRkhmenARKb;RKgGMNac ExμrRkhm)anbegIáteKalneya)aymYyEdlmin
eGIeBIBICIvitmnusS ehIyk¾)anbegáItnUvkarKabsgát; nigkarsmøab;rgÁalRTg;RTayFMeTotpg.
ExμrRkhm)anERbkøayRbeTsTaMgmUl[eTACamNÐlXMuXaMgd¾FMmYy EdlbnÞab;mk)ankøayeTA
CapñÚrkb;saksBRbCaCnCitBIrlannak; EdlkñúgenaHrYmmanTaMgkmμaPi)alk¾dUcCaemdwknaMCan;
x<s;mYycMnYnrbs;ExμrRkhmpÞal;pgEdr.

karkrekIténrbbExμrRkhm

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enAkñúgExmina qñaM1970 elakesnaRbmux ln; nl; EdlCaGñkneya)aykm<úCamñak;Edl
Føab;beRmICanaykrdæm®nþIenaH rYmCamYynwgshkarIrbs;Kat;EdlniymshrdæGaemrik)aneFVI
rdæRbharTmøak;semþc sIhnu ecjBIRBHRbmuxrdæedayeCaKC½y. enAeBlenaH ExμrRkhm
rwtEtTTYl)ansmaCikkan;EteRcIn ehIyRtÚv)ancat;taMg[køayeTACaGñkedIrtYd¾sMxan;bMputenA
kñúgs®gÁamsIuvil edaysarEtsm<½n§mitþEdlExμrRkhmmanCamYynwgsemþcsIhnu. kgT½B
rbs;ExμrRkhmRtÚv)andwknaMeday b:ul Bt EdlRtÚv)anEtgtaMg[eFVICaelxabkSkumμúynIsþ
km<úCa nigCaemdwknaMenAkñúgqñaM1963. b:ul Bt EdlekItenAkñúgRbeTskm<úCa ehIyman
eQμaHedImehAfa saLút s )ancMNajeBlrs;enARbeTs)araMgmYyry³ ehIy)ankøay
eTACasmaCikmñak;enAkñúgbkSkumμúynIsþ)araMg. enAeBlRtLb;mkdl;RbeTskm<úCavijenAkñúg
qñaM1953 b:ul Bt )ancUlrYmclnakumμúynIsþsm¶at;mYy ehIycab;epþImbnþkareLIgzan³
rbs;xøÜneTACabuKÁlmñak;kñúgcMeNamGñkkan;kab;GMNacpþac;kard¾GaRkk;bMputenAelIsklelak.

edaymanCMnYyBIRbeTsevotNam ExμrRkhmcab;epþImvayQñHkgkmøaMgrbs; ln; nl; enA

RKb;smrPUmi. enAcugqñaM1972 evotNam)andkkgT½BecjBIRbeTskm<úCa ehIyRbKl;
bnÞúksMxan;²kñúg kareFVIs®gÁamenHmk[bkSkumμúynIsþkm<úCavij.

cab;BIExmkra rhUtdl;ExsIha qñaM1973 rdæaPi)alrbs;rbbsaFarNrdæExμrEdlmansh

rdæGaemrikCaGñkpÁt;pÁg;xagsBVavuF )anTmøak;RKab;EbkCagknøHlanetanmkelIRbeTskm<úCa
EdleFVI[RbCaCnkm<úCaRbEhlCagbIEsnnak;søab;)at;bg;CIvit. RbCaCnEdlxwgsm,areTA
nwgkarTmøak;RKab;EbkenH b¤xwgnwgkar)at;bg;CIvitrbs;sac;jatibgb¥Únrbs;xøÜn )ancUlrYmCa
mYybdivtþn_ExμrRkhm.

enAedImqñaM1973 RbEhlCaEb:tsibR)aMPaKryénTwkdIkm<úCa )anFøak;cUlkñúgkNþab;édrbs;

ExμrRkhm ehIykgT½Brbs;esnaRbmux ln; nl; esÞIrEtKμanlT§PaBeFVIkarRbyuT§teTAeTot.

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eTaHbICay:agenHkþI edaysarEtmanCMnYyBIshrdæGaemrik kgT½Brbs;esnaRbmux ln; nl;
GacbnþkarRbyuT§CamYynwgExμrRkhm)anry³eBlBIrqñaMbnþeTot.

enAéf¶TI17 emsa qñaM1975 KWCaeBlevlaénkarbBa©b;karGnþraKmn_rbs;breTsry³eBl

R)aMqñaM/ karTmøak;RKab;Ebk nigs®gÁamsIuvilenARbeTskm<úCa. enAkñúgkalbriecäTenHpgEdr
PñMeBj EdlCaTIRkúgsMxan;rbs;RbeTskm<úCa )anFøak;cUleTAkñúgkgkmøaMgrbs;kumμúynIsþ.

RbeTskm<úCaenAeRkamrbbExμrRkhm

b:unμanéf¶bnÞab;BIkareLIgkan;kab;GMNacenAkñúgqñaM1975 ExμrRkhm)anbgçMRbCaCnenAkñúgTIRkúg
PñMeBjTaMgGs;RbEhlCagBIrlannak; nigTIRbCMuCnepSg²eTot[eTArs;enATICnbTedIm,IeFVIkar
garERscmáar. RbCaCnrab;Ban;nak;)an)at;bg;CIvitkñúgeBlCemøósenaH.

ExμrRkhmenAeBlenaH k¾)ancab;epþImGnuvtþnUvkmμviFIkMENTRmg;rbs;xøÜntamlTi§em:A niglT§i

m:akSelnInRCúlhYsehtuenHpgEdr. ExμrRkhmcg;ERbkøayRbeTskm<úCa[eTACasgÁmCnbT
mYyEdlminmanvNÑHsgÁm eBalKW KμanGñkmanKμanGñkRk ehIyKμankarekgRbv½Ba©. edIm,I
seRmc[)annUveKalbMNgenH ExμrRkhm)anlubbM)at;rUbiyvtßú TIpSaresrI karGb;rM RTBü
sm,tþiÉkCn m:UtsemøókbMBak; sIuvil½yBIbreTs karGnuvtþCMenOsasna nigRbéBNIvb,Fm’
Exμr. salaeron vtþGaram viharsasna GIusøam viharsasnaRKisþ saklviTüal½y hag
lk;TMnij nigGaKarrdæaPi)alRtÚv)anbiTTVar b¤k¾ERbkøayeTACaKuk eRkaleKa CMrMGb;rMEkERb
nigCRgúkRsÚv. sgÁmkm<úCaenAeBlenaHKWKμanmeFüa)aydwkCBa¢ÚnCaÉkCnb¤saFarN³ Kμan
RTBüsm,tþiÉkCnnigKμansil,³kmSanþNaEdlminmanlkçN³bdivtþn_enaHeT. karlEmðkmSanþ
RtÚv)anGgÁkarhamXat;y:agtwgrwugbMput. RbCaCnTUTaMgRbeTsrYmTaMgfñak;dwknaMbkSkumμúynIsþ
km<úCapgEdrenaH RtÚvtRmÚv[esøóksemøókbMBak;BN’exμATaMgGs;EdlCaRbéBNIbdivtþn_rbs;
xøÜn.

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enAeRkamrbbkm<úCaRbCaFibetyümnusSRKb;rUbRtÚv)andkhUtsiT§iCamUldæanrbs;xøÜnTaMgGs;.
RbCaCnTaMgGs;minRtÚv)anGnuBaØat[edIrecjeRkAshkrN_rbs;xøÜnenaHeT. rbbenHminGnu
BaØat[RbCaCnTaMgGs;RbmUlpþúM nigBiPakSaKña)aneLIy. RbsinebImnusSbInak;pþúMKñaehIy
niyayKñaElgenaH GñkTaMgenaHGacRtÚv)anecaTRbkan;faCaxμaMgehIyGacRtÚv)ancab;xøÜnb¤k¾
smøab;ecalEtmþg.

TMnak;TMngkñúgRKÜsar k¾RtÚv)anTTYlrgkarriHKn;y:agxøaMgkøapgEdr. RbCaCnRKb;rUbRtÚv)an

GgÁkarhamXat;min[bgðajnUvesckþIRsLaj; esckþIsb,ayrIkray b¤karGaNitGasUr
sUm,IEtbnþicbnþÜck¾eday. ExμrRkhm)anbgÁab;bBa¢a[RbCaCnExμrRKb;rUbeCO eFVItam nig
eKarBtamGgÁkarbdivtþn_EtmYyKt;EdlRtÚv)anGHGagfaCa{«Bukmþay}rbs;RbCaCnRKb;rUb.

ExμrRkhm)anGHGagfa manEtmnusSs¥ats¥Mb:ueNÑaHEdlmanKuNsm,tþiRKb;RKan;kñúgkarksag
bdivtþn_. bnÞab;BIdeNþIm)anGMNacPøam ExμrRkhm)aneFVIkarcab;xøÜn nigsmøab;ecalnUvBl
Tahan embBa¢akarkgT½B nigGñkrdækarrbs;rbbsaFarN³rdæExμrEdldwknaMedayesnaRbmux
ln; nl; EdlxøÜncat;Tukfa mins¥ats¥MGs;rab;Ban;nak;. kñúgry³eBlCagbIqñaMbnÞab;mkeTot
RkúmExμrRkhm)aneFVIkarkab;smøab;bBaØvnþ Gñkrs;enATIRkúg CnCatiPaKtic dUcCa CnCaticam
evotNam nigcin Gs;rab;Esnnak; ehIyExμrRkhmk¾)ansmøab;eyaFa nigsmaCikbkSrbs;
xøÜnGs;CaeRcInnak;pgEdredayecaTfa CaCnk,t;. GñkTaMgenaHPaKeRcIn KWRtÚv)anykeTAXMu
enAkñúgKukEdlCakEnøgEdlBYkeKRtÚv)anXMuXaMg sYrcemøIy eFVITaruNkmμ nigsmøab;. Kuk
EdlsMxan;bMputenARbeTskm<úCaRtÚv)ansÁal;faCamnÞIrs-21 EdlmanGñkeTasRbEhlCa
14/000nak;RtÚv)anCab;enAkñúgKukenH xNHeBlEdlKukenHdMeNIrkar ehIymanGñkeTas
Et12nak;b:ueNÑaHEdlGacrs;ranmanCIvitBIKukenH)an.

enAeRkamKeRmag{EpnkarbYnqñaM}rbs;bkSkumμúynIsþkm<úCa RbCaCnkm<úCaenATUTaMgRbeTsRtÚv
)andak;kRmit[eFVIkarbgábegáInpl[)anbIetankñúgmYyhikta. enHmann½yfa RbCaCnRtÚv
eFVIkardaMduH nigRcÚtkat;RsUvdb;BIrExkñúgmYyqñaM. enAtamtMbn;PaKeRcIn ExμrRkhm)anbgçM[

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RbCaCneFVIkarelIsBIdb;BIrem:agkñúgmYyéf¶ edayminmaneBlsRmaknigmðÚbGaharRKb;RKan;
enaHeT.

karFøak;cuHénrbbExμrRkhm

rhUtmkdl;cugqñaM1977 karb:HTgÁicCamYyRbeTsevotNam)anpÞúHeLIg. RbCaCnrab;muWn

nak;RtÚv)anExμrRkhmbBa¢ÚneTAsmrPUmiehIyRtÚv)ansøab;rab;Ban;nak;.

enAExFñÚ qñaM1978 kgT½BevotNam)aneFVIkarvaysRmúkcUlRbeTskm<úCa. kgT½Bevot

Nam)andeNþImkan;kab;TIRkúgPñMeBjenAéf¶TI7 Exmkra qñaM1979. enAeBlenaH emdwknaM
ExμrRkhm)anePosxøÜneTAPaKxaglicRbeTs ehIy)anerobcMbegáItkgkmøaMgrbs;xøÜneLIgvij
enAkñúgTwkdIéfedaymanCMnYyBIRbeTscinnigéf. mhasnñi)atGgÁkarshRbCaCati)ane)aH
eqñatpþl;Gasn³enAGgÁkarshRbCaCati[eTARkúmGñkts‘URbqaMgnwgkumμúynIsþ EdlmanExμr
RkhmenAkñúgenaHEdr. BIqñaM1979 dl; qñaM1990 GgÁkarshRbCaCati)anTTYlsÁal;
rdæaPi)alkm<úCaRbCaFibetyüfaCatMNagRsbc,ab;EtmYyKt;rbs;km<úCa.

enAqñaM1982 ExμrRkhm)ancgsm<½n§PaBCamYysemþcsIhnumþgeTot EdlRtÚv)annireTs[

eTAenARbeTscineRkayBIs®gÁamsIuvilenAkm<úCanigemdwknaMminEmnkumμúynIsþ sWn san edIm,I
begáItCardæaPi)alcRmúHRtIPaKI. enAPñMeBjÉeNaHvij evotNam)anCYybegáItrdæaPi)alfμI
mYyKW {saFarNrdæRbCamanitkm<úCa} dwknaMedaysmmitþ ehg sMrin.

ExμrRkhm)anbnþnirnþrPaBrbs;xøÜnrhUtdl;qñaM1999 KWenAeBlEdlemdwknaMExμrRkhmTaMg
Gs;cuHcUlCamYyraCrdæaPi)alkm<úCa b¤RtÚvcab;xøÜn b¤TTYlmrNPaB. b:uEnþrbbExμrRkhm)an
bnSl;TuknUvPaBeRbHRsaMkñúgsgÁmCatirhUtdl;sBVéf¶enH.

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RbeTskm<úCanaeBlbc©úb,nñ

]Rkidækmμkñúgry³kalkm<úCaRbCaFibetyü KWCaesaknadkmμrbs;mnusSCatid¾GaRkk;bMputmYy
kñúgcMeNamesaknadkmμTaMgLaynastvtSr_TI20. RbCaCnkm<úCaCitBIrlannak;)an)at;bg;
CIvitedaysarCm¶W EdlbNþalmkBIkarxVHxatfñaMsgáÚv nigesvasuxaPi)al karGt;Gahar
karsmøab; b¤kareFVIBlkmμhYskmøaMg. mnusSrab;mWunnak;)ankøayeTACa®sþIemm:ay nigekμg
kMRBa cMENkÉGñkEdlFøab;rs;enAqøgkat;rbbenHvij )anTTYlrgnUvkarb:HTgÁicxagpøÚvcitþy:ag
F¶n;F¶r edaysarEtbTBiesaFn_EdlxøÜn)anCYbRbTH. RbCaCnrab;Esnnak;)anrt;ePosecj
BIRbeTs ehIykøayCaCnePosxøÜn. RKab;mInCaeRcInlanRKab;RtÚv)anbgáb;kñúgdIedayExμr
Rkhm nigkgkmøaMgrbs;rdæaPi)al EdlbNþal[manmnusSrab;Ban;nak;)ansøab;nigBikartaMg
BITsvtSr_80mk. RbCaCnkm<úCamYyPaKFMCYbbBaðapøÚvcitþ edaysarEtRkúmRKÜsarrbs;BYk
Kat;RtÚv)an)at;bg;EdleFVI[b:HTgÁicdl;pøÚvcity
þ :agxøaMg. ktþaTaMgenH KWCamUlehtucm,gmYy
EdlbNþal[manPaBRkIRkjaMjIkñúgRbeTskm<úCanaeBlbc©úb,nñenH.

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