She had been Minister for Information and Broadcasting She also held the additional charge of the Ministry of External Affairs from September 5, to February 14, From January she was Chairperson, Planning Commission. She was the Chairperson of Swaraj Bhavan Trust. Gandhi founded the Kamala Nehru Vidyalaya in Allahabad. She was also associated with certain big institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University and North-Eastern University during She was the Member of Lok Sabha during fourth, fifth and sixth sessions.
She chose to retain the Medak seat and relinquished the Rae Bareli seat. She was chosen as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party in and again in January Between and some three thousand people died in ethnic clashes in Assam, and there were terrorist activities among extremist Sikhs of the Punjab, who were demanding autonomy. In November Mrs Gandhi was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguard, months after ordering the army to storm the Sikh base at the Golden Temple at Amritsar, during which over three hundred people were killed.
She was succeeded as prime minister by her elder son, Rajiv Gandhi —91 , who — after his brother's death in a plane crash in — became her close adviser. His position as Mrs Gandhi's successor was confirmed with an overwhelming victory at the general election in December Continuing ethnic violence, however, eventually led to his resignation in This murder therefore brought to an end the Nehru dynasty, which had dominated the Congress Party and Indian politics since partition.
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Oxford Reference. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. The late Congress leader was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards on 31 October, , in retaliation to her Operation Blue Star.
A formidable leader, she presided over several significant events such as the India-Pakistan War, and Operation Blue Star. On her death anniversary, here are some facts about the Iron Lady of India:.
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