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    Indira Gandhi - Wikipedia

    • Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first …

    BornIndira Nehru · 19 November 1917 · Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India · (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
    Died31 October 1984 (aged 66) · New Delhi, Delhi, India
    Political partyIndian National Congress (1938–1969) · Congress (R) (1969–1978) · Congress (I) (1978–1984)
    SpouseFeroze Gandhi · (m. 1942; died · 1960)
    Early life and career

    Indira Gandhi was born Indira Nehru, into a Kashmiri Pandit family on 19 November 1917 in Allahabad (present-day Prayagraj) in Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was a leading figure in the Indian movement … See more

    First, second and third terms as prime minister (1966–1977)

    Gandhi's first eleven years serving as prime minister saw her evolve from the perception of Congress party leaders as their puppet, to a strong leader with the iron resolve to split the party over her policy positions, or to go to wa… See more

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