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Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, was killed by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984 after ordering a military operation in the Golden Temple. The article details the events, motives, and aftermath of the assassination and its impact on the Sikh community.
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 13, 2009 · On October 31, 1984, the prime minister of India was shot by two of her own bodyguards who were Sikhs. The assassination triggered a wave of anti-Sikh violence in New Delhi and other parts of the country.
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 by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984 after declaring a military operation in the Golden Temple in Punjab.
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 · Indira Gandhi was the only daughter of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and a leader of the Congress Party. She was assassinated by her bodyguards in 1984 after a military operation at the Sikh's holy temple in Punjab.
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At 9:20am on 31 October 1984 India's prime minister Indira Gandhi was shot by two of her security guards in the garden of her home at No 1, Safdarjung Road in Delhi. The attack led to rioting...