President of India1998
Officially takes charge of the Congress Party as its President, becoming the fifth member of the Nehru-Gandhi family
Historical person
Sonia Gandhi Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sonia Gandhi, based on 7 World History Database records associated with India.
7 records1998–20044 events1 places
Chronological biography
1998
1999
Leader of Opposition1999
Elected the Leader of the Opposition of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha
2004
Election2004
Gandhi launches a nationwide campaign, criss-crossing the country on the Aam Aadmi (Ordinary people) slogan in contrast to the India Shining slogan of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance
Election2004
Wins by a large margin in the Rae Bareilly constituency in Uttar Pradesh
President of India2004
Named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004
United Progressive Alliance16 May 2004
Sonia Gandhi is chosen to lead the United Progressive Alliance after the 2004 general election.
United Progressive Alliance18 May 2004
Recommends the noted economist Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's post
Titles and roles
President of Congress Party
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.