Indira Gandhi and Women’s Rights
- Indira Ghandi was a child of Nehru Elected as 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: Indira Ghandi was a child of Nehru, elected as the leader of India. She was part of the congress party in 1955, and became the Prime Minister of India in 1965. In 1975, she declared the martial law amidst an election scandal. She then lost the polls in 1977, and returned in 1980 with a landslide victory. He was assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards, and pushed for the end of poverty and for women's rights in India. Also popular over the exploding of Indias first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971.
Quesiton: What were some of the factors that resulted in Ghandi's landslide win in the 1980 election?
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