Benazir Bhutto

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Benazir Bhutto

• Changing Politics in Pakistan.
• By Luke Jackson
• Period 3/4 Ms. Saba

Prime Minester from (19881990, 19931996) Born
June 21, 1953 Died December 27, 2007
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Time Line
Early Life
At age 16 Benazir Bhutto went to study at
Harvard's Radcliffe College. After achieving her
undergraduate degree she moved on to England's
Oxford University
In 1977 Benazir Bhuttos father Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto was elected prime minister but shortly
after was arrested as a military coup took power.
Two years after, Benazir Bhuttos father was
executed by hanging.
Benazir Bhutto was born June 21, 1953 into a
political family
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Time Line
Mid-Life
Later-Life
On December 1, 2007 Benazir Bhutto was assonated
coming back from an election rally
Two years into her first term, President Ghulam
Ishaq Khan dismissed Bhutto from office

• In 1993 Benazir Bhuttp was re-elected as Prime
  Minister.

Benazir Bhutto was elected as prime minister in
1988 at age 35,
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This Map Shows Where Benazir Bhutto was
Assassinated
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Karachi, Pakistan, Where Benazir Bhutto was born
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Best Known For

• Benazir Bhutto was best know for being an
  advocate for democracy in Pakistan and other
  Islam countries.
• Benazir Bhutto was Prime Minister in Pakistan.

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Facts About Benazir Bhutto

• She never wore a burqa.
• Benazirs father was hung in 1979 by the military
  government of General Zia Ul Haq.
• Benazir Bhutto was arrested many times.
• She was dismissed only two years into her first
  term as Prime Minister.

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Growing up in Karachi, Pakistan

• Schooling
• Benazir Bhutto was taught hard work by her
  parents in her early when she had to take care of
  her siblings when her parents were away.Her had
  work helped her pull through to be a great prime
  minister a visionary in the future. She left her
  home early in her life at sixteen to go to
  Harvards Radcliffe College.
• When she was young Benazir would refuse to where
  a burqa (a long, loose garment covering the whole
  body, worn in public by many Muslim women.)

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Rebellious Benazir Bhutto

• Benazir Bhutto was a very rebellious person
  starting when she was young. She refused to wear
  the burqa which according to Islam was expected
  of women in Pakistan. She went against the
  government and the Islamic religion by going out
  in public with out her burqa. It only made sense
  that she would be such a large advocate for
  democracy. She went against thoughts of a Islamic
  country never being able to become free and
  secure.

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Studies and Education

• Benazir Bhutto studied at Harvard's Radcliffe
  College were she obtained her undergraduate
  degree. She later moved on to England's Oxford
  University.

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Life as a Prime Minister

• Becoming a Prime Minister in Pakistan isnt very
  easy especially because benazir Bhutto was a
  women who fought for democracy. Although many
  Muslims liked Benazir Bhutto there was still many
  extremists who didnt want her to succeed with
  her transformation. She was thrown out of office
  and yelled at in protest and all the hatred came
  down to Benazir Bhutto being shot. December 1,
  2007 Benazir Bhutto was assassinated before being
  elected into office again. Beanzir Bhutto was so
  amazing for the people of Pakistan that the only
  way she could be stopped was to be killed and she
  new it.

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Defining Moment

• Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan. Her second
  term ended as prime minister from faulty
  corruption charges. Benazir new even more than
  ever that changing Pakistan would be the hardest
  thing she will ever do. As her place in office
  came crumbling down before her because of
  president of Pakistan Leghari she never stopped
  fighting for what was right. Being stopped was
  Benazirs largest motivation.

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Key Political Events

• President Leghari dismissed bhutto from office.
• Golf War
• Vietnam War
• War On Terror

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Benazir Bhutto and the P.P.P.

• The P.P.P. (Pakistan Peoples Party) was formed
  for a democratic Pakistan. The P.P.P. was created
  by Benazirs father, Ali Bhutto. After Ali Bhutto
  died Benazir took over the leader-ship of the
  P.P.P. While Benazir was running for prime
  minister in 1988 the P.P.P. was a major supporter
  of hers. The P.P.P. was very important for
  Benazirs overall political success.

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Popular Culture

• A burqa was and still is very important for
  Pakistani women to wear.
• Nai Umangein was a musician during the time when
  Benazir Bhutto was becoming prime minister.
• King Kong was a popular movie at that time as
  well as other American music, movies, and
  celebrities like Michael Jackson and Madonna.

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Major Contributions to Pakistan Goverment

• Benazir Bhutto showed that Pakistan could be
  democratic. Benazir Bhutto extremely changed
  politics for women.

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National ParliamentTable and Analysis

• After Benazir Bhutto was elected as Prime
  Minister in 1988 women in the Parliament more
  than doubled showing how large the impact from
  benazir had on freedom and democratic politics in
  Pakistan. Although the numbers are not extreme,
  Bhutto still really helped Pakistan start to form
  a democratic country.

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Family Legacy
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National Parliament Graph
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Benazir Bhutto Quotes

• Democracy is necessary to peace and to
  undermining the forces of terrorism.
• Right now, they feel they have lost their voice,
  and their miseries have increased since my
  departure.
• The government I led gave ordinary people peace,
  security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

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Bibliography

• http//www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bhu0bio-1
  I used this web site to find information for my
  time line.
• http//blog.lib.umn.edu/raim0007/wost3307/benazir_
  bhutto_1.jpg
• http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0886365.html
• http//img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12_04/riot29
  12MOS_468x294.jpg
• http//www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benazi
  r_bhutto.html
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7161590.stm
• http//newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44323000/gif
  /_44323429_rawalpindi_bhutto_map.gif I used this
  web site for a map to show where Benazir Bhutto
  was assonated.