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The assassination of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.

October 31, 1984, New Delhi. India's Prime Minister walks to her office, the path passing through a gate guarded by two of her handpicked bodyguards. Suddenly the two men open fire, she is cut down in a hail of bullets. Seven years later her son, and successor as Prime Minister, is also assassi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martin, Jonathan, Wright, Nicolas
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2007.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Gandhi, Indira, > 1917-1984 > Assassination.
Gandhi, Rajiv, > 1944-1991 > Assassination.
Gandhi, Indira, > 1917-1984.
Gandhi, Rajiv, > 1944-1991.
Assassination.
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Summary:October 31, 1984, New Delhi. India's Prime Minister walks to her office, the path passing through a gate guarded by two of her handpicked bodyguards. Suddenly the two men open fire, she is cut down in a hail of bullets. Seven years later her son, and successor as Prime Minister, is also assassinated, blown up by a suicide bomber. Who had wanted to kill two of India's most influential political family, the daughter and the grandson of one of the country's founding fathers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).