Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of which country?

Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of India. She held the office from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India's first prime minister. She entered national politics through the Indian National Congress and became prime minister after Lal Bahadur Shastri died in January 1966. Her leadership made her one of the most influential figures in modern Indian history.

Her tenure included major events such as India's 1971 war with Pakistan, which helped lead to the creation of Bangladesh, and India's first successful nuclear test in 1974. She also imposed a national Emergency from 1975 to 1977, a controversial period marked by restrictions on civil liberties.

A common mix-up is confusing Indira Gandhi with Mahatma Gandhi: they were not related. Indira was also the mother of Rajiv Gandhi, who became prime minister after her death.