GANDHI, SONIA

1946–, Indian politician, b. Turin, Italy, as Sonia Maino. She met Rajiv Gandhi in 1965 when they were students in Cambridge, England. They were married in 1968 and settled in his family home in India. Sonia Gandhi, who became an Indian citizen in 1983, was close to her mother-in-law, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, accompanying her on many trips throughout India. When Indira was assassinated (1984) and succeeded as prime minister by Rajiv, Sonia remained in the background. When Rajiv, too, was assassinated (1991), she continued to shun political life. She finally entered the public arena in 1998, campaigning for the faltering Congress party (see Indian National Congress); she was instrumental in Congress's winning an increased number of seats in parliament and was elected head of the party. In the 1999 elections Gandhi won a seat in parliament but failed to lead Congress in a return to power. Despite critics who object to her Italian birth, Sonia Gandhi, along with her son, Rahul, and daughter, Priyanka, remain immensely popular heirs to the Nehru family dynasty.

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The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell - Vol. 4
Book by Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus, George Orwell; Nonpareil Books, 2000
Subjects: Authors, English--20th Century--Correspondence, Journalists--Great Britain--Correspondence, Orwell, George--1903-1950--Correspondence
...Gollancz 326 84. Letter to Sonia Brownell 326 85. Letter...1949 133. Reflections on Gandhi 463 134. Letter to Reginald...
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My Country Right or Left, 1940-1943 - Vol. 2
Book by George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus; David R. Godine, 2000
Subjects: Authors, English--20th Century--Correspondence, Journalists--Great Britain--Correspondence, Orwell, George--1903-1950--Correspondence
...Right or Left 1940-1943 EDITED BY SONIA ORWELL AND IAN ANGUS NONPAREIL BOOKS...World, Inc. in 1968 Copyright 1968 by Sonia Brownell Orwell All rights reserved. No...and letters of George Orwell edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. p. cm. Originally...
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Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire
Book by Sonia Shah; South End Press, 1997
Subjects: Asian American Women, Feminism--United States, Feminists--United States
...of rigorous discussions. After all, what is an "ethical dilemma" in a society that condones violence against women? Nandita Gandhi and Nandita Shah describe a collective campaign in India: In January 1982, in Delhi there was a demonstration in front...
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The Making of Social Movements in Latin America: Identity, Strategy, and Democracy
Book by Arturo Escobar, Sonia E. Alvarez; Westview Press, 1992
Subjects: Social Movements--Latin America
...Democracy , edited by Arturo Escobar and Sonia E. Alvarez Industrialization in Sandinista...by Arturo Escobar Smith College Sonia E. Alvarez University of California-Santa...democracy / edited by Arturo Escobar, Sonia E. Alvarez. p. cm. -- Series in political...
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Cultures of Politics/Politics of Cultures: Re-Visioning Latin American Social Movements
Book by Sonia E. Alvarez, Evelina Dagnino, Arturo Escobar; Westview Press, 1998
Subjects: Civil Society--Latin America, Minorities--Latin America--Political Activity, Political Culture--Latin America, Political Participation--Latin America, Social Movements--Latin America
...American Social Movements edited by Sonia E. Alvarez UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT...Latin American social movements edited by Sonia E. Alvarez, Evelina Dagnino, Arturo Escobar...America -- Political activity. I. Alvarez, Sonia E., 1956- . II. Dagnino, Evelina. III...
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Toward a Globally Sensitive Patriotism
Journal article by Martha C. Nussbaum; Daedalus, Vol. 137, 2008
Subjects: Patriotism--Ethical aspects, Patriotism--International aspects, Patriotism--Social aspects, Political culture--Social aspects
...poor. The Congress Party has tied itself into knots trying not to alienate these voters, and this has meant that only Sonia Gandhi continues to speak out resolutely in favor of sacrifice and against a patriotism that divides. On this account she is...
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India and New Zealand: A Sixty-Year Roller Coaster: Sekhar Bandyopadhyay Reviews the Evolution of New Zealand-India Relations
Journal article by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay; New Zealand International Review, Vol. 32, 2007
Subjects: India--Foreign policy, India--Military aspects, India--Political aspects, Indian foreign relations--History, New Zealand foreign relations--History, New Zealand--Foreign policy, New Zealand--Military aspects, New Zealand--Political aspects
...would give this relationship a more solid content. (14) Apart from Singh, Clark had important meetings in India with Sonia Gandhi and some of the leaders of the Indian business and film industry. But these were ignored by the Indian media, and the...
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Parties to Panchasheel: India-China Relations and the Nuclear. Explosions in South Asia
Journal article by Manoranjan Mohanty; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 31, 1999
Subjects: Asia
...high-level delegation to China, led by either President Sonia Gandhi herself or by Sharad Pawar, the party leader in Lok...India-China relationship ten years after its leader Rajiv Gandhi took bilateral relations to a new plane. The signing...
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Notes on Church-state Affairs
Journal article by David W. Hendon, Aaron Tyler; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 45, 2003
Subjects: Church & state, Religious congregations, Religious cults, Religious orders
...had said that the pope must have advised Sonia Gandhi, head of the opposition Congress Party...in the internal affairs of any country. Sonia Gandhi, the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was born in Italy. Modi heads the Bharatiya...
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The Environment, Population, and Women's Human Rights
Journal article by Reed Boland; Environmental Law, Vol. 27, 1997
Subjects: Human rights--Analysis, Population policy--Social aspects
...the abuses connected with Norplant. See Sonia Correa, Norplant In The Nineties: Realities...Dixon-Mueller, supra note 30, at 5-20; Sonia Correa, Population and Reproductive Rights...24 Stud. in Fam. Plan. 18, 20-30 (1993); Sonia Correa Rosalind Petchesky, Reproductive...
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Will India Oust Its Tired Dynasty?
Magazine article by John Elliott; New Statesman, Vol. 127, February 27, 1998
Subjects: Bharatiya Janata Party (India)--Evaluation, Congress-I Party (India)--Evaluation, Gandhi, Sonia--Political activity, India--Politics and government, Indians--Political activity
...dynasty by John Elliott Sonia Gandhi has dramatically revived the fortunes...of the 51-year-old Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, widow of the former prime minister...flock to a dynastic icon such as Sonia Gandhi, even though this stifles both...
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In Asia, the Dynasties Still Rule
Magazine article by John Elliott; New Statesman, Vol. 128, November 8, 1999
Subjects: Bangladesh--Politics and government, Bhutto, Benazir--Political activity, Gandhi, Sonia--Political activity, India--Politics and government, Indonesia--Politics and government, Pakistan--Politics and government, South Asia--Social aspects, Tribal government--Analysis, Women prime ministers--Political activity
...the scene. While Sonia Gandhi has been ineffectually...daughter, Indira Gandhi, who was prime minister...limited success. Now Sonia, Rajivs Italian-born...so clear-cut. The Gandhis are not basically...leadership has ossified. Sonia is surrounded by...
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Into the Age of Chairs and Tables
Magazine article by John Elliott; New Statesman, Vol. 130, June 18, 2001
Subjects: Congress-I Party (India)--Political activity, Gandhi, Sonia--Political activity, India--Politics and government
...veteran diplomat and an adviser to Sonia Gandhi, the partys Italian-born president...the British government invited Sonia Gandhi and some senior representatives...So, if Indiras daughter-in-law, Sonia Gandhi, and her advisers want to build...
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Christians in India Cheer Election Results
Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 121, June 15, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Sonia--Political activity, India--Elections, India--Political aspects, Interfaith relations, Politicians--Political activity, Religions--Relations
...for its Hindu-first message. After Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress Party...the decision of the Italian-born Gandhi not to accept government leadership...declining the post of prime minister, Gandhi "has taken the wind out of the sails...
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One Family's Tryst with Destiny: As India Celebrates Six Decades of Independence on This Year, Examines How, in the World's Largest Democracy, One Family Has Come to Take Centre Stage in Politics, as If by Divine Right
Magazine article by Jad Adams; History Today, Vol. 57, September 2007
Subjects: Clans--History, Clans--Political activity, Gandhi, Indira--Evaluation, Gandhi, Indira--Family, Independence Day (India)--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Indian history--Political aspects, Nehru, Jawaharlal--Appreciation, Nehru, Jawaharlal--Family, Prime ministers--Appreciation, Prime ministers--Family, September--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
...situation for a Nehru-Gandhi. When, during an...Italian-born widow Sonia president. She declined...Congress and its allies, Sonia was set to become...minister of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, unanimously...a tense few days, Sonia judiciously listened...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Rahul Gandhi successfully contested...
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newspaper articles on: Gandhi Sonia  - 84 results

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The Sonia Factor
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Sonia
The Sonia Factor. SONIA Gandhis stunning political sacrifice proved...that kept her going. Doggedly, Sonia Gandhi fought for the values she believed...indigenous Although Italian-born, Sonia Gandhi took the lead to revive the fortunes...
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SUPER SONIA; India's Political Dynasty Set to Have Fourth PM
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 14, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Sonia
...Mark Ellis ITALIAN-BORN Sonia Gandhi is set to become the familys...daughter of a Turin builder, Sonia is the widow of former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi. Her husband was assassinated...goes almost entirely to Sonia Gandhi, her tireless campaigning...
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India Swings Back from Right to Left; Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty Wields Power; BJP Out
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 22, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Rajiv, Gandhi, Sonia, Singh, Manmohan
...making a foreign-born female leader, Sonia Gandhi, the most powerful figure in Indian...Indira Gandhi, and Indiras son Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi is the fourth member of...have survived so long. Although Sonia Gandhi has taken the wind out of the sails...
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The Return of the Gandhi Dynasty
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Sonia
...was. The Congress party, led by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born widow of Prime...immediately offered his resignation. Sonia Gandhi, as leader of the Congress Party...as oppositionists by surprise, Sonia Gandhi announced that while she would...
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Gandhi Decides to Turn Down Post; New Leader May Be Non-Hindu
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 19, 2004
Subjects: Gandhi, Indira, Gandhi, Sonia
...Byline: Dan Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES BOMBAY - Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of Indias largest political...yesterday threatened to commit suicide outside party leader Sonia Gandhis New Delhi residence if she stuck by her decision not...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gandhi Sonia  - 5 results

 
 
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Gandhi, Sonia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GANDHI, SONIA , 1946 , Indian politician, b. Turin...and settled in his family home in India. Sonia Gandhi, who became an Indian citizen in 1983...critics who object to her Italian birth, Sonia Gandhi, along with her son, Rahul, and daughter...
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Gandhi, Rajiv
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1999, Gandhi was posthumously charged with participating in a kickback scheme in a 1989 arms deal. He was married to Sonia Gandhi . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Indian National Congress
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Rao remained party leader. Leadership soon passed to the ineffectual Sitaram Kesri, but in 1998 Rajiv Gandhis widow, Sonia Gandhi , a political newcomer, was elected head of Congress and had some success in rebuilding party support among Muslims...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...resulted in an unexpected victory for the Congress party, which subsequently formed a 20-party coalition government. Sonia Gandhi , Congresss leader, declined to become prime minister, perhaps in part because of concerns over her foreign birth...
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Singh, Manmohan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Indian parliaments upper house in 1991 as a member of the Congress party. He became prime minister when party leader Sonia Gandhi declined the office after the 2004 elections, and is the first Sikh to hold the post. In the 2009 elections, Congress...


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