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Nationalist Leaders in South Asia Nationalist: A person devoted to the interests or culture of one’s nation
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Mother Teresa: 1910-1997 Importance Did missionary work for the poor Changes Provided food, health care, schools, orphanages, youth centers, and shelters for lepers and the dying poor
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Benazir Bhutto: 1953-2007 Importance Female Prime Minister of Pakistan Assassinated by terrorists in 2007 Changes Worked to improve literacy rates Refused to end nuclear weapons programs
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Indira Gandhi: 1971-1984 Importance Twice Prime Minister of India Female in power in a country where women are treated as inferior to men Change Wanted rapid economic and social change
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Mohandas Gandhi: 1869-1948 Importance “Father of Modern India” Concept of passive resistance or civil disobedience Change Helped India achieve independence from Great Britain
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah: 1876-1948 Importance “Father of Pakistan” First Prime Minister of Pakistan Change Wanted two split India into Hindu and Muslim nations Successful in 1947
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Jawaharlal Nehru: 1889-1964 Importance India’s first Prime Minister Non-Alignment policy to stay out of Cold War Change Introduced limited socialism to combat poverty in India
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