Indira Gandhi Is Assassinated
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Human Rights, Violence
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India
- Date: October 31, 1984
Article abstract: Revenge was the immediate motive for the two men who shot and killed Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, but a complex chain of historical events made the murder almost inevitable.
Summary of Event
Indira Gandhi, in effect, signed her own death warrant when she ordered the Indian army to execute “Operation Bluestar” in the first days of June, 1984. Bluestar involved putting the entire state of Punjab under martial law, but, more important, it called for soldiers to invade the precincts of the Golden Temple, the most sacred shrine...
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