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Also Known As Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi • Indira Nehru
Born November 19, 1917 • Prayagraj • India • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died October 31, 1984 (aged 66) • Delhi • India
Title / Office prime minister (1980-1984), India • prime minister (1966-1977), India
Political Affiliation Indian National Congress
Notable Family Members father Jawaharlal Nehru • son Sanjay Gandhi • son Rajiv Gandhi
Role In 1971 India-Pakistan War

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President Harry Truman shakes hands with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on an airport tarmac, with Madame Pandit and Indira Gandhi standing nearby.
Indira Gandhi and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, wearing a patterned headscarf and looking to the side against a plain background.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sit facing each other on a patterned sofa, engaged in conversation during the 1972 Shimla meeting.
India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, wearing a sari, listens as her son Sanjay Gandhi leans in to speak with her during a meeting.
President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh stands in a group with President Sanjiva Reddy, Mrs. Reddy, and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in New Delhi in 1980.
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