Sonia Gandhi
Indian politician
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| February 2024 | Gandhi opted out of the 2024 Indian general election, citing health and age-related issues. |
| February 2024 | Gandhi opted out of the 2024 Indian general election, citing health and age-related issues. |
| February 20 2024 | Sonia Gandhi was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, succeeding Manmohan Singh. |
| February 20 2024 | Sonia Gandhi was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, succeeding Manmohan Singh. |
| August 27 2022 | Sonia Gandhi's mother, Paola Maino, passed away at her home in Italy at approximately 90 years old due to an illness. |
| August 27 2022 | Sonia Gandhi's mother, Paola Maino, passed away at her home in Italy at approximately 90 years old due to an illness. |
| February 2020 | Gandhi held a press conference demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over the North East Delhi riots. |
| February 2020 | Gandhi held a press conference demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over the North East Delhi riots. |
| August 2019 | Returned to lead the Congress party as its president. |
| August 2019 | Returned to lead the Congress party as its president. |
| August 10 2019 | The Congress Working Committee passed a resolution asking Sonia Gandhi to take over as interim president. |
| August 10 2019 | The Congress Working Committee passed a resolution asking Sonia Gandhi to take over as interim president. |
| May 25 2019 | Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress President after the party's second consecutive loss in general elections. |
| May 25 2019 | Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress President after the party's second consecutive loss in general elections. |
| 2018 | Gandhi returned to active politics, campaigning for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, addressing a rally at Bijapur and helping orchestrate a post-poll alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular). |
| 2018 | Gandhi returned to active politics, campaigning for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, addressing a rally at Bijapur and helping orchestrate a post-poll alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular). |
| December 2017 | Stepped down as the Congress party president after serving for 22 years. |
| December 2017 | Stepped down as the Congress party president after serving for 22 years. |
| December 16 2017 | Rahul Gandhi took over as the 49th Congress president. |
| December 16 2017 | Rahul Gandhi took over as the 49th Congress president. |
| November 2017 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury described Sonia Gandhi as the 'glue that binds the opposition' during an interview. |
| November 2017 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury described Sonia Gandhi as the 'glue that binds the opposition' during an interview. |
| 2014 | Sonia Gandhi held her seat in Rae Bareli during the general election, despite the Indian National Congress suffering its worst electoral performance, winning only 44 seats. |
| 2014 | Sonia Gandhi held her seat in Rae Bareli during the general election, despite the Indian National Congress suffering its worst electoral performance, winning only 44 seats. |
| 2013 | Ranked 21st among world's most powerful and 9th most powerful woman by Forbes Magazine. |
| 2013 | Became the first person to serve as Congress President for 15 consecutive years. Condemned the Supreme Court judgment supporting Section 377 and publicly backed LGBT rights. |
| 2013 | Ranked 21st among world's most powerful and 9th most powerful woman by Forbes Magazine. |
| 2013 | Became the first person to serve as Congress President for 15 consecutive years. Condemned the Supreme Court judgment supporting Section 377 and publicly backed LGBT rights. |
| 2012 | Ranked 12th in Forbes' powerful people list. |
| 2012 | Ranked 12th in Forbes' powerful people list. |
| September 9 2011 | Returned to India after completing cancer treatment in the United States. |
| September 9 2011 | Returned to India after completing cancer treatment in the United States. |
| August 2011 | Underwent successful surgery for cervical cancer at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York, United States. |
| August 2011 | Underwent successful surgery for cervical cancer at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York, United States. |
| 2010 | Ranked as the ninth most powerful person on the planet by Forbes magazine. Also listed at number 29 in New Statesman's annual survey of 'The World's 50 Most Influential Figures'. |
| 2010 | Ranked as the ninth most powerful person on the planet by Forbes magazine. Also listed at number 29 in New Statesman's annual survey of 'The World's 50 Most Influential Figures'. |
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