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Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated at 9:30 a.m. on 31 October 1984 at her residence in Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. She was killed by her Sikh bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star by the Indian Army between 1 and 8 June 1984 on the orders of Gandhi.
Asian, African, and European leaders mourned Gandhi as a great champion of democracy and leader of the Non-Aligned Movement expressed its 'deepest grief' and called the killing a 'terrorist' act. South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, said Gandhi's death meant the 'loss of a great leader to the whole world.'.
3 days ago · Quick Facts. In full: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi. Née: Nehru. Born: November 19, 1917, Allahabad, India. Died: October 31, 1984, New Delhi (aged 66) Title / Office: prime minister (1980-1984), India. prime minister (1966-1977), India. Political Affiliation: Indian National Congress. Notable Family Members: father Jawaharlal Nehru. son Rajiv Gandhi
Oct 31, 2023 · Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984. Two of the Prime Minister’s bodyguards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, fired over 30 bullets at her from point blank range, purportedly to avenge the humiliation of Sikhs and the desecration of the Golden Temple during Operation Blue Star in June of that year.
Nov 13, 2009 · Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, is assassinated in New Delhi by two of her own bodyguards on October 31, 1984.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who steered the nation for 15 daunting and often turbulent years to bring India on the threshold of greatness, was assassinated October 31, 1984, on...
Nov 9, 2009 · Following a deadly confrontation at the Sikh’s holiest temple in Punjab four years later, Gandhi was assassinated by two of her bodyguards on October 31, 1984, ushering her son Rajiv into...
Dec 14, 2011 · UPDATED: Jan 22, 2013 18:46 IST. "Something was dead in all of us and what was dead was hope" -Oscar Wilde. The memories are still sharp and cruel. A shattering hailstorm of bullets. Betrayal in the backyard. A crumpled, bird-like figure on a hospital stretcher, cloaked in a bloody bedsheet.
Oct 31, 2011 · On Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two vengeance-seeking Sikh security guards. The men were angry at Gandhi’s authorization of a...
Passed Away : 31 October 1984. Memorial : Shakti Sthal, New Delhi. Image Credit: Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician and the only female Prime Minister of the country. Born in the famous Nehru family, she was perhaps destined for an illustrious political career.
