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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Assassination_of_Indira_GandhiAssassination of Indira Gandhi - Wikipedia

    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, [1] Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star by Indian Army between 1 and 8 June 1984 on the orders of Gandhi.

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  3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › the-primeIndian prime minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated - HISTORY

    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. Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, both Sikhs, emptied their guns into...

  4. indianexpress.com › article › explainedWhat happened on Oct 31, 1984: Recalling the assassination of ...

    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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  5. www.history.com › topics › asian-historyIndira Gandhi - Biography, Achievements & Assassination - HISTORY

    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 power...

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  7. warwick.ac.uk › indira-gandhi-assassinationThe assassination of Indira Gandhi: I was there

    On 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was killed by her Sikh bodyguards. The assassination sparked four days of riots that left more than 8,000 Indian Sikhs dead in revenge attacks. Professor Swaran Singh, Warwick Medical School, was a trainee surgeon in Delhi at the time.

  8. archive.nytimes.com › learningOct. 31, 1984 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Assassinated

    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...

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Indira_GandhiIndira Gandhi - Wikipedia

    Today, the spot where Indira Gandhi was assassinated is marked by a glass opening in the crystal pathway at the Indira Gandhi Memorial. Gandhi was cremated in accordance with Hindu tradition on 3 November near Raj Ghat. The site where she was cremated is known today as Shakti Sthal.

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