Indira Nehru Gandhi24 January 1966
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India for the first time.
India · Government / Congress Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India for the first time.
Indira Gandhi begins a new term as Prime Minister after the Congress victory in the 1971 general election.
Indira Gandhi returns as Prime Minister after Congress wins the 1980 general election.
Rajiv Gandhi becomes Prime Minister following the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
Manmohan Singh becomes India's fourteenth Prime Minister and the first Sikh to hold the office.
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