Deaths on November 26

Ashok Kamte

Died on November 26, 2008

Ashok Kamte, Indian police officer (b. 1965)

Ashok Kamte AC (23 February 1965 – 26 November 2008) was an Indian police officer, serving as the Additional Commissioner of the Mumbai Police supervising the Eastern region. He was martyred in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.

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11 Jun

Canadian Indian residential school system
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
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South Ossetia
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Deaths on November 26

Ashok Kamte

Died on November 26, 2008

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