Gandhi and Women's Rights
Quote: "If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying." - Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was a daughter of Nehru.
She was elected as the leader of the Indian Congress Party in 1955
Became India’s P.M. in 1965
Declared martial law in 1975 amidst an election scandal
Lost in the polls in 1977
Returned in 1980 with a landslide victory
Assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards
Pushed for the end of poverty and for women’s rights in India
Also popular over the exploding of India’s first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971.
Summary: Like many other female leaders Gandhi was strong in her beliefs and ideas. She really wanted to end poverty in India and achieve greater rights for women. Unfortunately like so many leaders she was assasinated.
Website Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
http://www.biography.com/people/indira-gandhi-9305913
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Indira Gandhi was a daughter of Nehru.
She was elected as the leader of the Indian Congress Party in 1955
Became India’s P.M. in 1965
Declared martial law in 1975 amidst an election scandal
Lost in the polls in 1977
Returned in 1980 with a landslide victory
Assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards
Pushed for the end of poverty and for women’s rights in India
Also popular over the exploding of India’s first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971.
Summary: Like many other female leaders Gandhi was strong in her beliefs and ideas. She really wanted to end poverty in India and achieve greater rights for women. Unfortunately like so many leaders she was assasinated.
Website Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
http://www.biography.com/people/indira-gandhi-9305913
Video:
Question: How important and influential was it that India had a female Prime Minister?