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== First term == | == First term == | ||
After [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]]'s death in 1964, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as prime minister in 1966. | After [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]]'s death in 1964, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as prime minister in 1966. She ruled under martial law during the [[Emergency (India)|Emergency]] from 1975 to 1977.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=New Delhi|page=208|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | ||
== Last term == | == Last term == | ||
Gandhi returned to power in 1980, but her party lost the 1983 elections in southern India. In [[Assam]], the INC won because only 2% of the population voted because of boycotts and widespread ethnic violence.<ref name=":1222" / | Gandhi returned to power in 1980, but her party lost the 1983 elections in southern India. In [[Assam]], the INC won because only 2% of the population voted because of boycotts and widespread ethnic violence.<ref name=":1222" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Former heads of government]] | [[Category:Former heads of government]] | ||
[[Category:Victims of assassination]] | [[Category:Victims of assassination]] | ||