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Indira Gandhi. Portretul unui prim-ministru cu voință de fier
Indira Gandhi. The Portrait of an Iron-Willed Prime Minister

Author(s): Alexandra-Iulia Nuc
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Indira Gandhi; Women in Politics; Independent India; visit to Romania;

Summary/Abstract: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician and the only female Prime Minister of the country. Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, she served as Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. In 1999, Indira Gandhi was named „Woman of the Millennium” in an online poll organized by the BBC. The present study follows her incredible life and speaks about her legacy in India and beyond.

  • Issue Year: LXI/2022
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 209-216
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian