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On this day 30 years ago (1984), Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her own guards amidst Sikh tensions in India. Gandhi is regarded as arguably the most prominent Indian Prime Minister and most powerful woman of the 20th century. She was named Woman of the Millennium by BBC in 1999.

On this day 30 years ago (1984), Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her own guards amidst Sikh tensions in India. Gandhi is regarded as arguably the most prominent Indian Prime Minister and most powerful woman of the 20th century. She was named Woman of the Millennium by BBC in 1999.
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