Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India. Gandhi was born into the politically prominent Nehru family; her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as India’s first prime minister. Gandhi served three consecutive terms as prime minister, between 1966 and 1977, and another term beginning in 1980. In 1984, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
- NAME: Indira Gandhi
- OCCUPATION: Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: November 19, 1917
- DEATH DATE: October 31, 1984
- EDUCATION: Visva-Bharati University,University of Oxford
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Allahabad, India
- PLACE OF DEATH: New Delhi, India
- FULL NAME: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru and the first prime minister of independent India, Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917. A stubborn and highly intelligent young woman, she enjoyed an excellent education in Swiss schools and at Somerville College, Oxford.
After her mother died, in 1936, Gandhi became something of her father's hostess, learning to navigate complex relationships of diplomacy with some of the great leaders of the world.
In 2001, Gandhi was voted the greatest Indian Prime Minister in a poll organised by India Today. She was also named "Woman of the Millennium" in a poll organised by the BBC in 1999.
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