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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]