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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Year in Kerala}}Events in the year '''1979''' in '''Kerala'''.<br />
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== Incumbents ==<br />
[[List of governors of Kerala|'''Governor of Kerala''']] -<br />
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* [[Jothi Venkatachalam]]<br />
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[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|'''Chief ministers of Kerala''']] – <br />
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* [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]] - till October<br />
* [[C. H. Mohammed Koya]] - till December followed by [[President's rule]]<br />
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== Events ==<br />
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* 16 April - [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]] travels to [[Bombay]] to meet [[Vinoba Bhave]] and informs that [[Kerala]] will not impose [[Cattle slaughter in India|Ban on Cow slaughter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-18 |title=April 11, 1979, Forty Years Ago: Kerala rejects ban |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/april-11-1979-forty-years-ago-kerala-rejects-ban-5681136/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 3 July - [[MV Kairali]] a ship owned by [[Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation|Kerala Shipping Corporation]] goes missing on its sail from [[Mormugao]] to [[Rostock]] with [[Iron ore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravi |first=Rajesh |date=2025-06-30 |title=The haunting legacy of MV Kairali |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jun/30/the-haunting-legacy-of-mv-kairali |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 2 October - [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] formed.<br />
* 7 October - [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]] submits resignation to [[Governor of Kerala]] following [[Indian National Congress (U)]] withdrawing its support to the government.<br />
* 1 December - [[Koya ministry]], the first [[Indian Union Muslim League]] led government in state resigns following Congress withdrawing support.<br />
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== Dates unknown ==<br />
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* Coalition fronts [[Left Democratic Front]] and [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] takes shape in state.<br />
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== Birth ==<br />
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* 17 December - [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], actor.<br />
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== Deaths ==<br />
* 7 July - [[C. Kesavan]], Chief Minister of [[Travancore–Cochin]] (b.1891)<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[History of Kerala]]<br />
* [[1979 in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1970 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Years in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:1970s in Kerala]]</div>Maleeha