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5 days ago · Indira Gandhi (born November 19, 1917, Allahabad, India—died October 31, 1984, New Delhi) was an Indian politician who was the first female prime minister of India, serving for three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term from 1980 until she was assassinated in 1984.
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5 days ago · India - Indira Gandhi, Politics, Reforms: Indira Gandhi’s soft-spoken, attractive personality masked her iron will and autocratic ambition, and most of her Congress contemporaries underestimated her drive and tenacity.
4 days ago · Indira Gandhi's assassination on October 31, 1984, marked a pivotal moment in Indian history. Her leadership, marked by both controversy and admiration, left an indelible mark on the nation. The events leading to her death, including Operation Blue Star and the subsequent rise in Sikh militancy, underscore the complexities of her tenure.
1 day ago · Rajiv Gandhi [1] ( ( / ˈrɑːdʒiːv ˈɡɑːndiː / ⓘ; Hindi pronunciation: [raːdʒiːʋ ɡaːndʱiː]; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) [2] [3] was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become at the age ...
1 day ago · Indira Gandhi once again attempted to negotiate, this time with the Akali Dal, through Captain Amarinder Singh (later chief minister of Punjab) and reached a tentative agreement on the issues of Chandigarh and the sharing of river waters. This agreement was dumped when the affected states—Haryana and Rajasthan—strongly opposed the pact.
5 days ago · Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was then challenged by the majority of the party leadership. Gandhi formed the new party to demonstrate her support amongst the people. In the 1971 general election, Congress (R) had secured an overwhelming majority winning 352 out of 518 seats in the Lok Sabha.
4 days ago · In his article ‘History in Flux: Indira Gandhi and the ‘Great All-Party Campaign’ for the Protection of the Cow, 1966–8’, historian Ian Copland wrote: “A good case for the 1960s as a turning point can be made on the basis that it was the decade when the Hindu Right first made its mark in India as a political force.”
