Bhutto, Benazir

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Bhutto, Benazir (1953– ) Pakistani stateswoman, prime minister (1988–90, 1993–96), daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Benazir was long considered the leader of the Pakistan People's Party, but was subject to house arrest and forced into exile. Jubilation and violence marked her return in 1986. Two years later, Bhutto proclaimed a “people's revolution” and become the first woman prime minister of Pakistan. President Khan dismissed her on charges of corruption. Re-elected in 1993, further claims of corruption led to her second dismissal in 1996.

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