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| image_caption  = Indira Gandhi in 1966
| image_caption  = Indira Gandhi in 1966
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1917|11|19}}
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1917|11|19}}
| birth_place    = [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces]], [[British India]] (now [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| birth_place    = Allahabad, United Provinces, [[British India]] (now [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1984|10|31|1917|11|19}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1984|10|31|1917|11|19}}
| death_place    = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_place    = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| resting_place  = [[Shakti Sthal]], New Delhi
| resting_place  = Shakti Sthal, New Delhi
| nationality    = Indian
| nationality    = Indian
| occupation    = Politician, Prime Minister of India
| occupation    = Politician, Prime Minister of India
| years_active  = 1947–1984
| years_active  = 1947–1984
| known_for      = First woman Prime Minister of India, [[Emergency (India)]], [[Green Revolution in India]]
| known_for      = First woman Prime Minister of India, [[Emergency (India)]], Green Revolution in India
| awards        = [[Bharat Ratna]] (1971), [[Lenin Peace Prize]] (1983)
| awards        = [[Bharat Ratna]] (1971), Lenin Peace Prize (1983)
| spouse        = [[Feroze Gandhi]]
| spouse        = Feroze Gandhi
| children      = [[Rajiv Gandhi]], [[Sanjay Gandhi]]
| children      = Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi
| parents        = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (father), Kamala Nehru (mother)
| parents        = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (father),
Kamala Nehru (mother)
| religion      = [[Hinduism]]
| religion      = [[Hinduism]]
| age_at_death  = 66
| age_at_death  = 66
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• Nationalization of banks and coal mines
• Nationalization of banks and coal mines


• Promotion of the [[Green Revolution in India]], improving agricultural productivity
• Promotion of the Green Revolution in India, improving agricultural productivity


• Leading India to victory in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], resulting in the creation of Bangladesh
• Leading India to victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, resulting in the creation of Bangladesh


== The Emergency (1975–77) ==
== The Emergency (1975–77) ==
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• [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
• [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]


[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
• Rajiv Gandhi


• [[Emergency (India)]]
• [[Emergency (India)]]


• [[Green Revolution]]
Green Revolution
 
• [[Indian National Congress|<nowiki>[[Indian National Congress]]</nowiki>]]


• [[Indian National Congress]