Indira Gandhi died on 31 October 1984 in New Delhi, aged 66. The first and, so far, only woman to serve as India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. She led the country from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her death. Her governments nationalized banks, promoted the Green Revolution in agriculture, and won the 1971 war with Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh. In 1975 she declared a state of Emergency that suspended civil liberties and imprisoned opponents, which resulted in her defeat in the 1977 election. In 1984 she ordered troops into the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and later that year she was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards, which triggered deadly anti-Sikh riots.
Before and after
- from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021Premiere of Thomas & Friends
- 10 October 1984Birth of Pavel Durov
- 12 October 1984Brighton hotel bombing
- 25 October 1984Birth of Katy Perry
- 31 October 1984Death of Indira Gandhi
- 6 November 19841984 United States presidential election
- 22 November 1984Birth of Scarlett Johansson
- 3 December 1984Bhopal disaster
- 10 December 1984Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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