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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. She | 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.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:208</sup> She nationalized the [[Bank|banks]] in 1969 and signed a defense treaty with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] in 1971. She declared martial law in 1975 and ruled by decree until 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=|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><sup>:216</sup> | ||
== 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" /><sup>:208</sup> She crushed a mill workers' strike in Mumbai in 1983.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:217</sup> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Former heads of government]] | [[Category:Former heads of government]] | ||
[[Category:Victims of assassination]] | [[Category:Victims of assassination]] | ||
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Indira Gandhi इन्दिरा गांधी | |
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| Born | Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi 19 November 1917 Allahabad, British Raj |
| Died | 31 October 1984 New Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | INC |
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician who ruled as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984.
First term[edit | edit source]
After Nehru's death in 1964, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as prime minister in 1966.[1]:208 She nationalized the banks in 1969 and signed a defense treaty with the Soviet Union in 1971. She declared martial law in 1975 and ruled by decree until 1977.[1]:216
Last term[edit | edit source]
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.[1]:208 She crushed a mill workers' strike in Mumbai in 1983.[1]:217
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'New Delhi'. [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]