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The emergency was declared for 18 months in India.

The Emergency refers to an 18-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Ex Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country. Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the constitution because of the prevailing "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 26 June 1975 until its withdrawal in January 1977.

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