Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was an Indian politician, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her death, the only woman to hold the office. She nationalised the banks, led India to victory over Pakistan in the war of 1971 and ruled by decree during the Emergency of 1975–1977. She was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards after ordering the army into the Golden Temple.