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Indira Gandhi Makes History

On this day in 1966, Indira Gandhi was chosen as India's first female prime minister.

NEW DELHI, India — Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Indira Gandhi receive U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Delhi

Airport, 1959. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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INDIA — Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter, future Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 1947.

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INDIA — First lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Indira Gandhi, 1962. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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DELHI, India — Indira Gandhi before the coffin of her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, 1964.

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DELHI, India — Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the grounds of her residence, 1966.

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JAIPUR, India — Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 1966. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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INDIA — Indira Gandhi on her way to Jaipur for a Congress Party meeting, 1966.

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JAIPUR, India — Indira Gandhi at a Congress Party meeting, 1966. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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DELHI, India — Indira Gandhi reads in her favorite chair, 1966. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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UTTAR PRADESH, India — Indira Gandhi campaigns in a rural area, 1971. © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos

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UTTAR PRADESH, India — Indira Gandhi gives a speech, 1978. © Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos

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UTTAR PRADESH, India — Indira Gandhi before making a speech, 1978. © Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos

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