Word: bahadur
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then she collapsed in tears. Almost every time someone spoke to her, she would start crying. Nehru's successor, Lai Bahadur Shastri, wanted her to serve as Foreign Minister, but she wanted no public office at all. Only after ten days of Shastri's pleading did she agree to serve as Minister of Information and Broadcasting, a minor post. After less than two years in office, Shastri suddenly died, and the Congress Party bosses could not agree on a successor. They turned to Mrs. Gandhi as someone who could serve while the struggle for power went...