Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
( 3rd Prime Minister of India )
Indira Gandhi was India's third Prime Minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India. The lone child of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, she ascended to the position after his death in the mid-1960s. Gandhi survived party in-fighting, emerging as a popular leader thanks in part to efforts to revitalize the farming industry. Ousted from power in 1977, Gandhi was re-elected Prime Minister in 1980, and served in the role until her assassination in 1984.