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Benazir Bhutto

1953–2007 · 20th century

Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician, daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party. She served as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996, the first woman to lead the government of a Muslim-majority country. Both governments were dismissed amid corruption charges. She was assassinated in Rawalpindi in December 2007 while campaigning after years of exile.

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Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Benazir Bhutto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/benazir-bhutto
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