INDIRA GANDHI (1917 - 1984)

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Indira Gandhi was born on 19 November 1917 to Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru and Smt.Kamala Nehru in Allahabad, India. From 1947 to 1964 she reminded the chief of staff of Jawaharlal Nehru's administration that was highly centralized. In 1964 she was elected as member of the Rajya Sabha. After the untimely death of Shri.Lal Bahadur Shastri, in January 1966 Indira Gandhi was selected as the Prime minister of India. She served the post till 1977. In 1971 she was awarded Bharat Ratna. She was assassinated on 31 October 1984 at her residence in New Delhi.

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