Dacca is now the free capital of a free country. - Indira Gandhi

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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.

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About Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the 1st prime minister of India. She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father.

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Birth Name: Indira Nehru • Indira Priyadarshini Nehru

Native Name: इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी

Alternative Names: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi • Indira Ghandi • Gandhi Indira • Nehru Indira • Indira Feroze Gandhi • indira gandi • indira Gandi

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