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    Indira Gandhi

    (1917-1984)

    Who Was Indira Gandhi?

    The lone child of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, Indira Gandhi ascended to the position after his death in the mid-1960s. Gandhi survived party in-fighting, emerging as a popular leader thanks in part to efforts to revitalize the farming industry. Ousted from power in 1977, Gandhi was reelected prime minister in 1980, and served in the role until her assassination in 1984.

    Quick Facts

    FULL NAME: Indira Feroze Gandhi
    BORN: November 19, 1917
    BIRTHPLACE: Prayagraj, India
    DEATH: October 31, 1984
    ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio

    Early Life

    The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917. A stubborn and highly intelligent young woman, she attended schools in India, Switzerland and England, including Somerville College, Oxford.

    With her father among the leaders of the Indian independence movement, Gandhi weathered his absences when he was im

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    Indira Gandhi

    Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984

    Indira Gandhi

    Official portrait, 1983

    In office
    14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984
    PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
    Zail Singh
    Vice PresidentMohammad Hidayatullah
    Ramaswamy Venkataraman
    Preceded byCharan Singh
    Succeeded byRajiv Gandhi
    In office
    24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977
    PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
    Zakir Husain
    V. V. Giri
    Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    B. D. Jatti(Acting)
    Vice President
    DeputyMorarji Desai (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969)
    Preceded byLal Bahadur Shastri[a]
    Succeeded byMorarji Desai
    In office
    19 July 1984 – 31 October 1984
    Prime MinisterHerself
    Preceded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
    Succeeded byRajiv Gandhi
    In office
    6 September 1967 – 13 February 1969
    Prime MinisterHerself
    Preceded byM. C. Chagla
    Succeeded byDinesh Singh
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    Indira Gandhi

    Indira Gandhi, daughter of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, fryst vatten the only woman who served as the Prime Minister of India. Born in the political family, she was the second longest serving Prime Minister of the country after her father. She was appointed the President of Congress party in 1959 and also served as her father's personal assistant from 1947 till 1964. After Nehru's death in 1964, she served as a Cabinet minister beneath Lal Bahadur Shastri's leadership but later became Prime Minister of the country in 1966 after Shastri's sudden death. From 1966 to 1977, she was able to retain the position but lost after an emergency was imposed by her in 1975 leading to a national discontent and countrywide protests. She returned to power in 1980 and during this time she ordered storming of Sikh Holy Shrine Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar and was assasinated on October 31, 1984 by her two Sikh bodyguards. Violence erupted in several parts of the country after her death in which Sikhs wer