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Prime Minister of Pakistan

Pakistan · Religion / Islam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1988

Benazir Bhutto2 December 1988

Religion / Islam

Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of a coalition Government, becoming at age 35 the youngest person, and the first woman, to head the Government of a Muslim-majority state in modern times

Names involved

Benazir Bhutto

Provenance

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