Indira Gandhi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Indira Gandhi, based on 3 World History Database records associated with India.

3 records1974–19843 events2 places

Chronological biography

1974

Smiling Buddha18 May 1974

Warfare / Nuclear · Prime Minister of India · Pokhran

India conducts the Smiling Buddha nuclear test at Pokhran on 18 May 1974.

Smiling Buddha Nuclear Test18 May 1974

Warfare / Nuclear · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of India · Pokhran

India conducts its first nuclear explosive test, known as Smiling Buddha.

1984

Death of Indira Gandhi31 October 1984

Politics / Indian National Congress · Prime Minister · New Delhi

Death of Indira Gandhi

Titles and roles

Prime Minister · Prime Minister of India · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of India

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.