Indira Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indira | 1 |
| Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India | 1 |
| Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi | 1 |
| former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of India
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Nehru–Gandhi family ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| assassinatedBy |
Beant Singh
ⓘ
Satwant Singh ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
ⓘ
Lenin Peace Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-11-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Allahabad
ⓘ
British India ⓘ United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Shakti Sthal
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti Sthal, New Delhi
|
| causeOfPoliticalDownfall | Emergency (1975–1977) and subsequent electoral defeat in 1977 ⓘ |
| child |
Rajiv Gandhi
ⓘ
Sanjay Gandhi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathCause |
assassination
ⓘ
gunshot wound ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| educatedAt |
Somerville College, Oxford
ⓘ
University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Visva-Bharati University ⓘ |
| familyName | Gandhi ⓘ |
| father | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| fullName |
Indira Gandhi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Indira Gandhi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indira
|
| knownFor |
being the first female Prime Minister of India
ⓘ
centralization of political power in India ⓘ imposition of the Emergency in India ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| mother | Kamala Nehru ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
Indian Emergency (1975–1977) ⓘ Operation Blue Star ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Green Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Green Revolution in India (political support and implementation)
|
| officeEnd |
Prime Minister of India, first term, 1977-03-24
ⓘ
Prime Minister of India, second term, 1984-10-31 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Prime Minister of India, first term, 1966-01-24
ⓘ
Prime Minister of India, second term, 1980-01-14 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Defence of India
ⓘ
Minister of External Affairs of India ⓘ Minister of Home Affairs of India ⓘ Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India ⓘ Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lal Bahadur Shastri ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| spouse | Feroze Gandhi ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Morarji Desai
ⓘ
Rajiv Gandhi ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
this entity surface form:
Indira
this entity surface form:
former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi
subject surface form:
Indian National Congress
subject surface form:
Indian National Congress
this entity surface form:
Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India