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The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. [2] At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [3]
Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the world's largest democratic election...
Prime Minister of India. Rajiv Gandhi was in West Bengal on 31 October 1984 when his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, to avenge the military attack on the Golden Temple during Operation Blue Star.
Nov 11, 2022 · Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu by a woman suicide bomber at a poll rally. A look at who the convicts are, and how the Supreme Court ordered their release.
May 21, 2017 · In Short. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991. Sonia Gandhi received an unknown phone call from Chennai. Rajiv Gandhi had flown to Chennai without his personal security chief. In the two years before Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, India had witnessed political instability.
6 days ago · Died: May 21, 1991, Sriperumbudur, near Madras [now Chennai] (aged 46) Title / Office: prime minister (1984-1989), India. Political Affiliation: Indian National Congress. Notable Family Members: spouse Sonia Gandhi. mother Indira Gandhi. son Rahul Gandhi. Recent News. June 16, 2024, 3:41 AM ET (The Hindu) Buses to operate from AFT ground on Sunday.
Nov 11, 2022 · The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the release of six people convicted for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
May 19, 2022 · New Delhi CNN — India’s top court on Wednesday granted the release of a man convicted of killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, 31 years after his imprisonment. The Supreme Court...
Nov 11, 2022 · The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the release of six people convicted for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
May 22, 1991 · But his brother's death in 1980 and his mother's assassination in 1984 forced Rajiv Gandhi, the untested and unheralded heir, to gather up the Gandhi mantle.
