Transcript Benazir Bhutto Former Prime Minister

Benazir Bhutto
Changing Politics in Pakistan.
By Luke Jackson
Prime Minester
from (1988–
1990, 1993–
1996)
Period 3/4 Ms. Saba
Born June 21,
1953 Died
December 27,
2007
Early Life
Time Line
Benazir
Bhutto was
born June
21, 1953
into a
political
family
At age 16
Benazir
Bhutto went
to study at
Harvard's
Radcliffe
College.
After
achieving
her
undergradua
te degree
she moved
on to
England's
Oxford
University
In 1977 Benazir
Bhutto’s father Zulfikar
Ali Bhutto was elected
prime minister but
shortly after was
arrested as a military
coup took power. Two
years after, Benazir
Bhutto’s father was
executed by hanging.
Time Line
Mid-Life
Benazir
Bhutto
was
elected as
prime
minister in
1988 at
age 35,
Two years
into her
first term,
President
Ghulam
Ishaq
Khan
dismissed
Bhutto
from office
Later-Life
In 1993
Benazi
r
Bhuttp
was reelected
as
Prime
Ministe
r.
On
December
1, 2007
Benazir
Bhutto was
assonated
coming
back from
an election
rally
This Map Shows Where Benazir
Bhutto was Assassinated
Karachi, Pakistan, Where Benazir Bhutto was
born
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.
Facts About Benazir Bhutto
She never wore a burqa.
 Benazir’s 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
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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 Harvard’s 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.
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.
Life as a Prime Minister
 Becoming a Prime Minister in Pakistan isn’t 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 didn’t 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.
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 Benazir’s largest
motivation.
Key Political Events
•
President Leghari dismissed bhutto from
office.
• Golf War
• Vietnam War
• War On Terror
Benazir Bhutto and the P.P.P.
• The P.P.P. (Pakistan People’s Party) was
formed for a democratic Pakistan. The P.P.P.
was created by Benazir’s 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 Benazir’s overall
political success.
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.
Major Contributions to
Pakistan Goverment
• Benazir Bhutto showed that Pakistan could
be democratic. Benazir Bhutto extremely
changed politics for women.
National Parliament
Table 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.
Year
1970
1980
1990
2000
Women
Men
15
300
32
298
35
295
37
293
Family Legacy
National Parliament
Graph
M en in P akis tan P arliment
40
301
35
300
299
30
25
Women in
P akis tan
P arliment
20
15
10
Number of Men
Number of Women
Women in P akis tan P arliment
298
297
M en in P akis tan
P arliment
296
295
294
5
293
0
292
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
196019701980199020002010
Years
Years
Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my
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departure
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to
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progress
Bibliography
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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/riot2912MOS_468x294.jpg
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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benazir_bhutto.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7161590.stm
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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.