Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī) (née: Nehru) (19 November, 1917 - October 31, 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and to date only female Prime Minister. Born in the politically influential Nehru dynasty, she grew up in an intensely political atmosphere. Her grandfather, Motilal Nehru, was a prominent Indian nation ... Read more »