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Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the leading figures in the political struggle for Independence.
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She established closer relations with the During the early 1980s Indira Gandhi was faced with threats to the political Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी), geboortenaam Indira Nehru (Allahabad, 19 november 1917 - New Delhi, 31 oktober 1984) was de derde en zesde premier van India. Indira Gandhi's Early Life . Learn more about Gandhi’s life and career.
Aangezien het bevel tot ingrijpen van Indira Gandhi afkomstig was, werd zij verantwoordelijk gehouden.
She was made a member of the On Shastri’s sudden death in January 1966, Gandhi was named leader of the Congress Party—and thus also became prime minister—in a compromise between the party’s right and left wings. In 1959 she was elected to the largely honorary post of party president.
She knew that nationwide elections would have to be called by January 1985, and the overwhelming Hindu majority… After Sanjay’s death, Indira groomed her other son, Rajiv, for the leadership of her party. Virtually any topic for the virtual learner. Her father was Jawaharlal Nehru, who would go on to become the first prime minister of India following its independence from Britain; her mother, Kamala Nehru, was just 18 years old when the baby arrived. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Indira was het enig kind van Jawaharlal Nehru, de eerste premier van India. Dissension within the ruling Janata Party led to the fall of its government in Sanjay Gandhi’s death in an airplane crash in June 1980 eliminated Indira’s chosen successor from the political leadership of India.
She attended, for one year each, Visva-Bharati University in Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru being greeted by U.S. Pres. Her leadership, however, came under continual challenge from the right wing of the party, led by former minister of finance Tensions grew within the party, however, and in 1969 she was expelled from it by Desai and other members of the old guard. Shortly afterward, however, her defeated Socialist Party opponent from the 1971 Public opposition to Gandhi’s two years of emergency rule was In early 1978 Gandhi and her supporters completed the split from the Congress Party by forming the Congress (I) Party—the “I” signifying Indira. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.
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Harry S. Truman at the start of Nehru's visit to the United States in October 1949; Nehru's daughter, Indira, who later served as prime minister, is on the right.In 1942 she married Feroze Gandhi (died 1960), a fellow member of the party.Indira Gandhi (left) and U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) in New Delhi, India, March 1962.This article was most recently revised and updated by
Indira Priyadarshini Nehru was born in a Kashmiri Pandit family on 19 November 1917 (Age: 66 years, at the time of death) in Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (Now, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India).
Beiden stamden uit de In het begin van haar carrière was Gandhi afhankelijk van de machtigen in haar partij. Her grandfather, Motilal Nehru was an activist of Indian Independence Movement.
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad (in modern-day Uttar Pradesh), British India.
Dit leidde in 1969 tot een splitsing in de Belangrijke gebeurtenissen tijdens haar bewind waren de Vanaf 1982 verbleef Bhindranwale met zijn aanhangers in het tempelcomplex van De afloop van de gebeurtenissen zorgde voor veel beroering.
She adhered to the quasi-socialist policies of industrial development that had been begun by her father.
She was the first woman to serve as the country’s prime minister.
Later ging ze steeds meer een eigen koers varen.
Despite those setbacks, she won a new seat in the Lok Sabha in November 1978, and her Congress (I) Party began to gather strength.
Ze regeerde van 1966 tot ze in 1984 werd vermoord, met een onderbreking tussen 1977 en 1980.