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Sikkim Statehood Day - May 16
May 18 , 2021
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- Sikkim joined the Union of India on May 16, 1975.
- Since then, every year the Sikkim Statehood Day is celebrated on May 16.
- In 1950, the Indo-Sikkimese treaty was signed.
- With this, Sikkim became a protectorate of India.
- The Namgyal dynasty ruled Sikkim till 1975.
- The Indian Parliament laid down conditions in its 35th amendment that made Sikkim an “Associate State”.
- Sikkim is the only state to get this designation.
- The 36th amendment repealed the 35th amendment and made Sikkim a full state.
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