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Benazir Bhutto

Background

Born on 21 June 1953 and died on 27 December 2007

A Pakistani-born politicianChaired the Pakistan Peoples PartyPakistan’s first and to date female prime

minister

Her Life

Family:Eldest child of former Prime Minister Zulfikar

Ali BhuttoWife of current Pakistani President Asif Ali

Zardari.

Education:Studied at Harvard's Radcliffe College at age

16After completing her undergraduate degree at

Radcliffe she studied at England's Oxford University, she was awarded a second degree in 1977.

Her Life

Political Life:Served as the Prime Minister of

Pakistan 2 Terms:  1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996

Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party

Her Life

Voter turnout was low in the 1997 electionsBhutto’s PPP suffered a decisive loss to

Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League party

Charged for corruptionSelf-imposed exile from late 1999 to 2007

Assassination

When: Assassinated on 27 December 2007

How: Killed by a suicide bomber while leaving

campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh

Who:Al-Qaeda commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid

claimed responsibility for the attack

Her Contributions

Against military dictatorshipFought for human rightsDemocratic Leader

Her Contributions

Created policies for women which include: Establishment of women’s police stations,

courts and women development banks An active and founding member of the

Council of Women World Leaders

Her Contributions

Development of Pakistan through Science & Technology

Being one of the key political figures of Pakistan’s nuclear program

Maintaining close relationships with prominent Pakistan’s nuclear scientists (eg. Ishfaq Ahmad)

Her Contributions

Anti-terroristsWhen Pakistan was on the brink of being

declared as a Terrorist state, it was Benazir Bhutto who stopped the rise of terrorist

Achievements

Was one of seven winners of the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights

Led the PPP to win at 1988 General ElectionsFirst Female Prime Minister

Influential faults

Supported Taliban in military and finance Believed that it could stabilize Afghanistan

and enable trade access to the Central Asian republics

But later, she took an anti-Taliban stance and condemned their terrorist acts

Corruption

Bhutto and her husband Zardari were charged with alleged corruption (charge of laundering money through Swiss banks)

However, these charges were political means meant to discredit Bhutto and her husband Zardari

Leadership Qualities

DeterminedCapableCharismaticResponsibleFarsighted

Determined

Pushed for democratic reforms and power-sharing

Faced opposition and criticism from the Punjabi elites and powerful landlord families

Even so, she never gave up and remained determined on her initiatives

Capable

Being a well-educated politician, she managed to modernize Pakistan and brought prosperity to the country

Initiated for nationalist reform

Charismatic

Could persuade her people to establish common beliefs (eg. democracy)

During the election campaigns, she voiced concerns over women’s social and health issues

Promised to repeal controversial laws that curtail the rights of women in Pakistan

Responsible

While Bhutto was in exile in Dubai and London for eight years, she persisted in returning to prepare for the 2008 national elections

Although she was well aware of the risks to her life, by doing this, she displayed both courage and responsibility

Farsighted

En route to a rally in Karachi in 2007, a suicide-bomb attack was targeted at Bhutto

Bhutto had previously warned the Pakistani government but the government failed to act

Evaluation

Bhutto was a great leader. Made history as the first women prime

minister Brought Pakistan the ideas of democracy

Evaluation

Bhutto was a good leader. Though the controversy on corruption. Though her pro-Taliban stance at first. Humanitarian

Democracy Women rights

Development of the country (Economic, S&T)

Evaluation

Great leader: Has influence

Good leader: Has good effect on the people/ country/

world Humanitarian

Bibliography

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cal/benazir-bhutto.phphttp://www.benazirbhutto.com/abouthttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/6

4260/Benazir-Bhutto