| India is the home to Mahatma Gandhi and famous | | | | hunters.In the 1970s, there were 2,000 tigers in |
| women such as Indira Gandhi was born there. From | | | | Nationals Parks. |
| my point of view, I believe that Indira Gandhi was | | | | With doubt, Indira Gandhi was an ardent Third World |
| one of the most important ladies in modern Indian | | | | spokeswomen for the animals rights. She once said: "I |
| and Third World history. Daughter of political leader | | | | would like to see my children have the opportunity to |
| Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister 1947-1964). She was | | | | see tigers in their natural habitats..." In 1973, After the |
| born on November 19, 1917 in Allahabad.Indira | | | | founded the "Project Tiger", Indira Gandhi had strictly |
| governed for 15 years. In the 1970s, she had an | | | | forbidden the hunting of tigers and trade of tigers |
| autocratic government: human rights violation and | | | | bones. Like the gorilla in Rwanda (African country)... |
| corruption... | | | | Lion in Kenya... Panda in the People`s Republic of China |
| Once in power, she established good relations with | | | | and... African elephant in Botswana, the tiger is the |
| Soviet Bloc. Mrs. Gandhi participated in numerous | | | | national symbol of India. In the 1980s, there were |
| international conferences on population, health and | | | | 4,000 tigers in many National Parks. |
| women.Under her direction, the India annexed Sikkim, | | | | As Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi became |
| a Buddhist country. Her best friends were: Julyus | | | | the second woman Prime Minister in the British |
| Nyerere (former dictator of Tanzania), Forbes | | | | Commonwealth of Nations. For many years her |
| Burnham (former dictator of Guyana), Fidel Castro | | | | personal ruled imposed a unity on India.The country |
| (currently dictator of Cuba) and Michael Manley | | | | has more than 800 ethnic groups and more 200 |
| (ex-President of Jamaica). | | | | different spoken languages. Furthermore, India has |
| In 1984 she was assassinated by two men of her | | | | one of the World's most oldest civilizations and is one |
| own guard. However, Many people loved her and | | | | of the largest countries around the world. |
| hated her. Certainly, for many years, the politics of | | | | REFERENCES: |
| India have been dominated by the Gandhi family and | | | | -Universal Encyclopedia Illustrated European-American |
| their party. Without doubt, she is famous as | | | | Annual Supplement 1960-1987, Espasa-Calpe, |
| Margaret Thatcher(former Prime Minister of the | | | | Barcelona |
| United Kingdom) and Eva Duarte de Peron (ex- First | | | | -Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of Year 1977, 1981, |
| Lady of Argentina). Since 1966 more 50 countries | | | | 1984, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago |
| have had women presidents, Vice-Presidents and | | | | -Guevara Onofre. Woman and Power, Cecosami, File, |
| Prime Ministers, including Central African Republic, | | | | 2001 |
| Taiwan, Ecuador, Jamaica, Uganda, South Korea, | | | | -Grimberg, Carl. Universal history: Century XX (volume |
| Vietnam and the ex German Democratic Republic | | | | 12), Editions Daimon Barcelona, 1969 |
| (GDR). | | | | -Report of the World-wide Conference of the Year |
| She had a great passion and was a prominent | | | | of Woman DF (Mexico) of June-2 of New York, |
| advocate for animals rights. In the 20th Century | | | | United Nation, 19, Mexico, the International July 1975, |
| many endangered mammals were killed in India for | | | | 1976 |
| use in traditional Chinese medicines. Millions of | | | | -Notice For Speakers th Advancement of Women, |
| endangered species of mammals were illegally | | | | New York, 1995 |
| exported to Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Hong | | | | -Rothstein, Robert. "Democracy, Conflict and |
| Kong, Thailand, Macau and Japan. Certainly, Indian | | | | Development in the Third World", Magazine of Political |
| Jungle is the habitat of numerous wild animals like | | | | Science, Bogota, 1991 |
| elephants, rhinoceros and tigers. Between 1910 and | | | | -Uglow, Jennifer. |
| 1958, more than 57,000 tigers were killed by | | | | |