8 Facts about Benazir Bhutto

Saturday, June 13th 2015. | Politics

Find out the interesting facts about the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in Facts about Benazir Bhutto. She was born on 21 June 1953 and passed away on 27 December 2007. She became the prime minister of Pakistan for two terms in 1988 till 1990 and in 1993 till 1996. Let’s find out the detail explanation of Bhutto below:

Facts about Benazir Bhutto 1: The Bhutto Family

The Bhutto family was a politically powerful family in Pakistan. Her father was the former prime minister named Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She was the eldest daughter in the family. Her father was the founder of PPP or Pakistan Peoples Party.

Facts about Benazir Bhutto 2: the chairperson

Bhutto became the chairperson of PPP three years after his father was assassinated in 1982. At that time, Benazir was 29 years old. She became the first Pakistan woman as a leader of a political party.

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Facts about Benazir Bhutto 3: the female prime minister

She became the first only female prime minister in Pakistan in 1988. She also took the record as the first female in the world elected as the primate minister in the Islamic state government.

Facts about Benazir Bhutto 4: the activities as the prime minister

Bhutto had done a lot of things to increase the life of the people in Pakistan. To develop and increase the industries in the country, she took the social capitalist policies. She also took the initiatives for the national security and economy. She also implemented the withdrawal of subsidies to other and fertile labor market.

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Facts about Benazir Bhutto 5: the popularity

Her popularity decreased rapidly due to the high unemployment rate, corruptions and recession. Therefore, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan decided to dismiss her from the office.

Facts about Benazir Bhutto 6: the second term

In 1993, parliamentary election, Bhutto was elected for the second term in the office. She was named the Iron Lady due to her charismatic and strong figure. Get facts about being a president here.

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Facts about Benazir Bhutto 7: another dismissal

Bhutto was dismissed again for the second time by President Farooq Leghari in 1996 after she was charged of corruption. In 1999, she was exiled in Dubai after she accepted her lose in 1997 Parliamentary election.

Facts about Benazir Bhutto 8: return to Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto decided to come back to Pakistan in 2007 after all corruption charges were withdrawn by President Pervez Musharraf. She also got amnesty. On 27th December 2007, she was killed in a bombing. It was 14 days before the 2008 general election. Her burial place is in Naudero near Larkana alongside with his father. Find out another politician in facts about Angela Davis.