Nehru/Gandhi dynasty

Just to clarify, Indira Gandhi was Jawaharlal Nehru's only daughter. She acquired the name Gandhi by marriage, and is not related at all to Mahatma Gandhi. Her son, Rajiv, succeeded her as prime minister after her assassination in 1984. He served from 1984 until his own assassination in 1991.

I hadn't realized how important a family the Nehrus/Gandhis were. They're like the Bushes or Kennedys on steroids, but with a stronger sense of dynasty. Check out this to see how much. From independence in 1947 through 1991, the Nehru/Gandhis were NOT prime minister for only 5 years. To top it off there was a strong push to make Rajiv's Italian widow, Sonia, prime minister in 2004.