Indira Ghandi and Womens Rights
- Indira Ghandi was a child of Nehru
- Elected as leader of the Indian Congress Party in 1955
- Became India's P.M in 1965
- Declared martial law (hard line stance to take) in 1975 amidst an election scandal
- brought it in to try and control society
- Lost polls in 1977
- Returned in 1980 with a landslide victory
- Assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards
- Pushed for the end of poverty and for women's rights in India
- Also popular over the exploding of India's first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971
Summary
Indira Ghandi was the daughter of Nehru and was elected the leader off the Indian Congress Party in 1955. She was hard lined just like Margaret thatcher and wanted to end poverty and provoke women's rights in India. She was assassinated in 1984 by one of her own body guards.