Benazir Bhutto
First woman prime minister of a Muslim-majority country, assassinated in 2007.
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Benazir Bhutto was born on 21 June 1953 in Karachi, Sindh.[1] Benazir Bhutto was the eldest offspring of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a barrister and politician, and Begum Nusrat Ispahani, who married in September 1951.[1][2] English was Benazir's native tongue; she began her schooling at Karachi's Lady Jennings Nursery School.[3]
Key facts and history
Her father was overthrown in a military coup in July 1977 led by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.[4] In February 1981, she formally established the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy.[5] Following his execution, Benazir and her mother Nusrat were incarcerated for half a year, then confined to house arrest for another half year.[6]
What the research sources say
A note from St Catherine's College states that Bhutto matriculated as a graduate student on the Foreign Service Course in 1976.[7] The same source notes that she was formally elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the College in 1989.[7] A 2006 Dawn article reports that Bhutto sought repeal of the Hudood Ordinances and congratulated the nation on the Women's Protection Bill.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bhatia 2008, p. x; Suvorova 2015, p. 31; Bhatia 2008, p. x; Allen 2016, p. 8 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Allen 2016, p. 8 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The death of an icon", 25 October 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Allen 2016, p. 8; Suvorova 2015, p. 31 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Allen 2016, p. 8; Allen 2016, p. 8; Suvorova 2015, p. 31 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Benazir Bhutto" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bhatia 2008, p. x (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Note at St. Catherine's web site". facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
- "Benazir for repeal of Hudood laws", Dawn, 17 October 2006. facts only, no text reused. dawn.com
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- Wikipedia: Benazir Bhutto (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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