Bhutto
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Benazir 1953–2007, prime minister of Pakistan 1988–90 and 1993–96.
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Zulfikar Ali 1928–79, Pakistani political leader: president 1971–73 and prime minister 1973–77.
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Benazir (ˈbɛnəzɪə). (1953–2007), Pakistani stateswoman; prime minister of Pakistan (1988–90; 1993–96); deposed and subsequently defeated in elections in 1997; assassinated during the 2007 election campaign
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her father, Zulfikar Ali (ˈzʊlfɪkɑː ˈɑːlɪ). 1928–79, Pakistani statesman; president (1971–73) and prime minister (1973–77) of Pakistan: executed for the murder of a political rival
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the young chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party and a key Sharif ally, was met with similar chants.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Monica Bhutto, 27, said she was abandoned by her family and friends when going through her divorce.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Some analysts pointed to similarities between today and 1988, when Benazir Bhutto won the election despite the opposition of the army and the intelligence service.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
Pakistan's TV channels are full of election rally coverage of Khan's rivals Nawaz Sharif on stage for the PML-N, or Bilawal Bhutto for the PPP.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
That fall, in October 2007, something happened that gave us hope: Benazir Bhutto, who had been the first female prime minister of Pakistan, was returning to run in that year’s election.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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