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Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician. She is the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, a big-tent liberal political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independence history. She took over as the party leader in 1998, seven years after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, her husband and a former Prime Minister of India, and remained in office until…
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politics · Indian politician (born 1946) · politician · also Sonia Gandhi, Antonia Edvige Albina Maino, Antonio Maino, Soniya Gandhi, Sonia Maino Gandhi, Gandhi
Born 9 December 1946 · Q163225
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2026· 38 entries
“This mandate is clearly against us, our party. We accept this decision of the electorate with respect.”
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American Kahani: ‘Heartbreak and Loss Threw Me Into Politics’: Sonia Gandhi Breaks a Lifetime of Silence With a 544-Page Memoir
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IndiaWest: Sonia Gandhi Memoir To Explore Six Decades Of Her Life
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The New Indian Express: Rahul Gandhi shares Sonia Gandhi’s memoir on Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary
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India Today: Sonia Gandhi is right on Vande Mataram: Patriotism is not about how long you can sing
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Ahmedabad Mirror: 'Since the day Papa left...', Rahul Gandhi shares emotional note as Sonia Gandhi’s book Belonging cover is launched
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Moneycontrol.com: 'Only I and Priyanka know...': Rahul Gandhi says Sonia Gandhi's life was difficult after Rajiv Gandhi's...
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India Today: Can see Papa smiling: Rahul's emotional note for Sonia Gandhi before memoir release
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The Times of India: 'Papa looking down proudly': Rahul, Priyanka's emotional note for 'Mama' Sonia Gandhi ahead of memoir rel
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Devdiscourse: Sonia Gandhi: 'Belonging' Memoir Unveils Her Remarkable Journey
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The News Mill: Rahul Gandhi honours Rajiv Gandhi on 82nd birth anniversary and praises Sonia Gandhi’s memoir
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NDTV: Opinion | Manmohan Singh, Bachchans, And Other Secrets Of 10 Janpath: The Sonia Gandhi Story
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TheWire.in: Great Expectations: A Few Notes in Preparation for Sonia Gandhi’s Upcoming Memoir
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The Week: Sonia Gandhi: The woman who remained at Congress helm
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Moneycontrol: ‘Heartbreak and loss’ led me to politics: Sonia Gandhi’s 544-page memoir to release in November
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NDTV: Video | What Really Happened Between Sonia Gandhi & Bachchans?
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NDTV: 'Entitlement Came Easy To Her': Anand Ranganathan On Sonia Gandhi
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The Daily Star: ‘Belonging’: Sonia Gandhi memoir set for November 10 release
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NDTV: 'Her Love For Rajiv Gandhi Was Her Love For India': Rashid Kidwai On Sonia Gandhi
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NDTV: Video | Sonia Gandhi's Memoir: Will We Finally Know The Woman Behind The Politician?
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Alt News rated the claim “One of the women in an old image of three women dancing atop a table depicts Congress leader Sonia Gandhi” False.
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Alt News: 1967 photo of Australian go-go dancers falsely shared to attack Sonia Gandhi by @Sonalimumbai1
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EasternEye: Sonia Gandhi Opens Up on Heartbreak, Loss and the Life That Followed
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El Congresista: Sonia Gandhi revelará su historia personal en sus memorias que saldrán el 10 de noviembre de 2024.
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Infobae: Las memorias de Sonia Gandhi: el amor, la pérdida y su decisión de rechazar el cargo más importante de la India
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. Complete footage of the ceremony shows that the full version of Vande Mataram was sung and that the performance was not stopped. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has clarified that Sonia Gandhi gestured to the staff to bring a chair for party president Mallikarjun Kharge. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Sonia Gandhi asked the choir to stop singing Vande Mataram after the first stanza.” The claim is false. Complete footage of the ceremony shows that the full version of Vande Mataram was sung and that the performance was not stopped. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has clarified that Sonia Gandhi gestured to the staff to bring a chair for party president Mallikarjun Kharge..
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Public attention spiked: 8,790 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 2,244, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: restore, was added in Jan '26/per talkpage discussions
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Public attention spiked: 6,835 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 2,244, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 11,262 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 2,244, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: No encyclopaedic relevance
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News Mobile rated the claim “Picture Of Vijay With Sonia Gandhi” AI-generated.
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The Quint rated the claim “PM Modi visited Sonia Gandhi in the hospital when she was admitted in Delhi, recently.” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Picture shows PM Modi visiting Congress leader Sonia Gandhi when she was admitted to hospital.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Sonia Gandhi in hospital.” FALSE.
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fact checker rated the claim “Prime Minister Modi went to the hospital and met Sonia Gandhi.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “The lady in the middle in this viral image showed was identified as Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “The image shows an old photo of Sonia Gandhi dancing in a bar.” FALSE.
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Alt News rated the claim “Photo of Sonia Gandhi shaking hands with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein” False.
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2024· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (2024).
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2022· 2 entries
Gandhi's mother, Paola Maino, died due to an illness at her home in Italy on 27 August 2022, at the age of about 90.
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It was reported that Sonia Gandhi supported Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot for Congress president to lead in the next Indian general election
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2019· 3 entries
And remained the President for another three years until 2022
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Resigned from the post of President on 25 May
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Career landmark: President of the Indian National Congress (2019–2022).
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2014· 1 entry
According to an affidavit filed during the 2014 Indian general election, Gandhi had declared assets worth ₹9.28 crore (US$1.52 million), with ₹2.81 crore (US$460,000) in movable and ₹6.47 crore (US$1.06 million) in immovable properties.
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2013· 2 entries
Gandhi became the first person to serve as Congress President for 15 years consecutively
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Sonia Gandhi was ranked 21st among world's most powerful and 9th most powerful woman by Forbes Magazine
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2010· 1 entry
Gandhi was ranked as the ninth most powerful person on the planet by Forbes magazine
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2007· 1 entry
Was named the third most powerful woman in the world by the same magazine and was ranked 6th in exclusive list in 2007
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2006).
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2000· 1 entry
Defeated Jitendra Prasada by a huge margin of 97% in the Congress President Election
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1998· 4 entries
Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (1998–2004).
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Seven years after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, her husband and a former Prime Minister of India, and remained in office until 2017 after serving for twenty-two years
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Career landmark: President of the Indian National Congress (1998–2017).
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Stefano claimed that he had fought against the Soviet military alongside Hitler's Wehrmacht on the eastern front in World War II, and that he was a loyal supporter of Benito Mussolini and Italy's National Fascist Party
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1997· 1 entry
After much pleading from the party; the following year, she was nominated for party president
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1992· 1 entry
9 years after she gained Indian citizenship
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1991· 1 entry
And Sonia Gandhi refused to succeed him as the prime minister and congress president, the party settled on the choice of P
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1984· 1 entry
Actively campaigned against her husband's sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi who was running against Rajiv in Amethi
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1982· 1 entry
After the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash on 23 June 1980, Sonia continued to focus on her family and avoided all contact with the public
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1977· 1 entry
In the aftermath of the Indian Emergency, the Rajiv family contemplated moving abroad for a short time
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1968· 1 entry
In a Hindu ceremony, following which she moved into the house of her mother-in-law and then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi
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1964· 1 entry
Went to study English at the Bell Educational Trust's language school in the city of Cambridge
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-12-09.
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