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Benazir Bhutto [a] (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.
Benazir Bhutto, September 2004. Bhutto had opted for self-exile while her court cases for corruption remained pending in foreign and Pakistani courts. [14] After eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returned to Karachi on 18 October 2007 to prepare for the 2008 national elections, allowed by a possible power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he "heard with shock and horror of the death of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto," whose "contributions to democracy, to the improvement of India–Pakistan relations, and to the restoration of normalcy within Pakistan will be an inspiration. Mrs. Bhutto was a brave and outstanding woman leader of the sub-continent.
The first Benazir Bhutto government was formed on 2 December 1988 [1] following general elections held in 1988. Due to the PPP only securing a plurality, the new government forged a coalition alliance with the MQM , ANP , JUI(FR) and other additional independents.
In the book, Bhutto narrates her life from her birth, her childhood, days in Oxford University, execution of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, days in captivity, her arrange marriage to Asif Ali Zardari, birth of her first child, Bilawal and struggle to restore democracy in her homeland Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn't get a fair trial.
The Second Benazir Bhutto government was formed on 19 October 1993, [1] following general elections the same month and dissolved on 5 November 1996 by President Farooq Leghari. [ 2 ] : 118 During the beginning of her second term Benazir Bhutto entered into a much stronger government than in her first term and had greater experience in ...
Top center: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the first prime minister to have been democratically elected as he was in 1977. Top right: Benazir Bhutto was Pakistan's first and only female prime minister. Bottom left: Nawaz Sharif is the longest serving non-consecutive prime minister, having served a total of 9 years in his 3 incomplete terms.