Thursday, December 27, 2007

Benazir Bhutto

June 21, 1953 – December 27, 2007.
"Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having been twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan She was sworn in for the first time in 1988 but removed from office 20 months later under orders of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 Bhutto was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari. "
from Wikipedia

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide bombing that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally.

2 comments:

SoleSista said...

I feel so bad about her death. Like many Christian Black women I did not know who she was or what she stood for and I kinda feel bad for not knowing as well as for her death. When I read the actual findings , where it said she was not shot but actually broke her neck when she fell, and that made cringe. People living in the US have no idea of how good we have it but most of us are not standing for anything anyway.

I know I am rambling on and on but I get this way sometimes. Thanks for having a meaningful blog
I have one as well but its not as meaningful

www.elle-word.blogspot.com
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Color Online said...

Thanks for reading and commenting.