Timeline Monday 24 January 1966

Monday 24 January 1966

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Events on Monday 24 January 1966 1

1966 Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India Sworn in after Lal Bahadur Shastri's sudden death Indira Gandhi was sworn in as India's third Prime Minister on 24 January 1966, succeeding Lal Bahadur Shastri. She led the Congress Party government and would dominate Indian politics for the next two decades.