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Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, was killed by her Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984 in New Delhi. The assassination followed the controversial Operation Blue Star, a military operation to remove Sikh militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Indira Gandhi was the third and first female Prime Minister of India, who led the Indian National Congress and pursued a socialist and non-aligned foreign policy. She was assassinated on 31 October 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for the Operation Blue Star that stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Nov 13, 2009 · Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, was shot by two of her bodyguards in New Delhi in 1984. She was a controversial leader who faced many challenges and threats, especially from Sikh extremists.
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.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Indira Gandhi was the first female prime minister of India, who led the country to self-sufficiency in food production and the creation of Bangladesh. She was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984, after a confrontation with Sikh extremists at the Golden Temple.
Nov 12, 1984 · Like the father of modern India, Mahatma Gandhi, who was not related to her, Indira Gandhi died in a tranquil New Delhi garden, a victim of her country’s turbulent politics.