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| − | '''Benazir Bhutto''' (21 June 1953 - 27 December 2007) became the first woman to be the head of the state of a [[Muslim]] country when she was elected [[Prime Minister]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1988. She was the daughter of a former [[President]] who was killed. She lost the election of 1990 but won the election of 1993. She was born in Pushtal Province. She was | + | '''Benazir Bhutto''' (21 June 1953 - 27 December 2007) became the first woman to be the head of the state of a [[Muslim]] country when she was elected [[Prime Minister]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1988. She was the daughter of a former [[President]] who was killed. She lost the election of 1990 but won the election of 1993. She was born in Pushtal Province. She was killed on 27 December 2007 after a [[suicide bomber]] attack in Rawalpindi, [[Pakistan]]. It is unclear whether her fatal wound was delivered by the bomb's shrapnel or by one of the gunshots fired during the aftermath.<ref>CNN - [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.sharif/index.html Benazir Bhutto killed in attack]</ref> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[India]] | *[[India]] | ||
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[[category:women]][[Category:Heads of state]] | [[category:women]][[Category:Heads of state]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:19, December 27, 2007
Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 - 27 December 2007) became the first woman to be the head of the state of a Muslim country when she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988. She was the daughter of a former President who was killed. She lost the election of 1990 but won the election of 1993. She was born in Pushtal Province. She was killed on 27 December 2007 after a suicide bomber attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It is unclear whether her fatal wound was delivered by the bomb's shrapnel or by one of the gunshots fired during the aftermath.[1]