At what age Indira Gandhi died?

66 years (1917–1984)
Indira Gandhi/Age at death

Who is Indira Gandhi’s son?

Rajiv Gandhi
Sanjay Gandhi
Indira Gandhi/Sons

Who can declare emergency in India?

(1) If the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or external aggression or 1[armed rebellion], he may, by Proclamation, make a declaration to that effect 2[in respect of the whole of India or of such part …

Who Killed CM Beant Singh?

Balwant Singh Rajoana is the prime accused and convicted for the assassination of Beant Singh (former Chief Minister of Punjab) on 31 August 1995. Rajoana was sentenced to death on 1 August 2007 by a special CBI court in Chandigarh.

Who was the last Prime Minister of India?

Smt. Indira Gandhi (14th January 1980 –31st October 1984) After unprecedented defeat of Indian National Congress against Janta Dal in 1977, it was time again for INC lead by Smt. Indira Gandhi to bounce back to power. After all, it was people’s verdict.

Who was the Prime Minister of India in 1984?

1984: Indian prime minister shot dead. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, has been killed by assassins in New Delhi. Mrs Gandhi was thought to have been walking through her gardens this morning when she was shot.

Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: [‘?nd?ra? ‘ga?nd?i?] (listen); née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.

Why was the Prime Minister of India assassinated?

However, in June 1984, she ordered an army raid on a Sikh temple in Punjab to flush out armed Sikh extremists, setting off a series of death threats. Due to the fear of assassination, Beant Singh, her longtime bodyguard, was to be transferred because he was a Sikh.