Benazir Bhutto
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Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 - 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan two times. She was sworn in for the first time in 1988 but removed from office 20 months later under orders of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 Bhutto was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari.
[change] Assassination
On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto was killed while getting into a vehicle to leave a political rally for the Pakistan People's Party in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [1] An assassin shot her in the neck and chest before detonating an explosive vest. This killed about 30 people and wounded many others. She is called Shaheed-e-Jaumhuriat (Martyr of Democracy) by her fans.
[change] References
- ↑ "Benazir Bhutto assassinated", CNN, 2007-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
[change] Other websites
- The Official Website of Benazir Bhutto
- Benazir Bhutto was Kurdish
- Watch Benazir's videos and interviews
- Benazir Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
- Asif Zardari Profile
- Bhutto cleared of corruption
- Bhutto on Al-Qaeda
- All About Benazir Bhutto
- Musharraf blocks PPP rallies
- Pakistan Peoples Party website
- Pakistani opposition protests Bhutto case
