32: Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the Era of Independence

Question 0

Indira Ghandi

Answer 0

Daughter of Jawaharlal Nahru (no relation to Mahatma Ghandi); installed as a figurehead prime minister by the Congress party bosses in 1966; a strong-willed and astute politician, she soon became the central figure in India politics, a position she maintained through the 1970s and passed on to her sons.

Question 1

Bangladesh

Answer 1

Founded as an independent nation in 1972; formerly East Pakistan.