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Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto (1953 - 2007) was twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of an Islamic country. But the road that brought her to power led through exile, imprisonment and devastating personal tragedy. Only days after young Benazir Bhutto returned to her native Pakistan from university studies abroad, the country's elected government was overthrown. Her father, Prime Minister Ali Bhutto, was imprisoned and hanged. Young Benazir too was repeatedly arrested, then imprisoned, and finally forced into exile, but she never abandoned the hope of restoring democracy to her homeland. She returned to lead a pro-democracy movement, and when free elections were finally held in Pakistan in 1988, Benazir Bhutto herself became Prime Minister. She made hunger and health care her top priorities, brought electricity to the countryside, and built schools all over the country. Although she was herself a devout Muslim, her reforms frequently brought her into
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Benazir Bhutto 2002 Symposium
In this video podcast, recorded at the 2002 International Achievement Summit in Dublin, Ireland, Benazir Bhutto addresses the terror attacks of September 2001, and their implications for the future. She defends the progressive democratic regime she headed in Pakistan, and opposes it to the...
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Benazir Bhutto 2000 Symposium
In this video podcast, recorded at the 2000 International Achievement Summit in London, England, Benazir Bhutto speaks of Pakistan's painful transition to democracy and of the difficulties she has had to overcome in her own life. She shares her struggles as a leader and imagines how she might do...
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Benazir Bhutto (1953 - 2007) was twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of an Islamic country. But the road that brought her to power led through exile, imprisonment and devastating personal tragedy. Only days after young Benazir Bhutto returned to her native Pakistan from university studies abroad, the country's elected government was overthrown. Her father, Prime Minister Ali Bhutto, was imprisoned and hanged. Young Benazir too was repeatedly arrested, then imprisoned, and finally forced into exile, but she never abandoned the hope of restoring democracy to her homeland. She returned to lead a pro-democracy movement, and when free elections were finally held in Pakistan in 1988, Benazir Bhutto herself became Prime Minister. She made hunger and health care her top priorities, brought electricity to the countryside, and built schools all over the country. Although she was herself a devout Muslim, her reforms frequently brought her into
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