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Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, educated at Harvard University and Oxford. She served as Prime Minister of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, first female leader of a Moslem country in the modern world.

Benazir Bhutto

Brief biography at the web site of the Women's International Center. Color photograph.

Benazir Bhutto

A 1997 article by Benazir Bhutto, with a journal-like report on a typical day.

Benazir Bhutto: Damsel in Distress

Artcle by Eric Margolis, October 7, 1999, on the legal difficulties faced by Benazir Bhutto.

Bhutto, Benazir

Biography from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Bhutto, Benazir

Biography from The Columbia Encyclopedia 2000. Includes pronunciation of her name.

Bhutto, Benazir: 1995 Remarks

Speaking as head of the Pakistan government, Bhutto discusses her nation's needs.

Feminine Mystique

Time article from 1997, on the South Asian concept of "shakti," or female power, applied to the large number of female presidents and prime ministers in that area today.

Remarks at Joint Appearance with U.S. President

A 1995 address by Benazir Bhutto, April 11, 1995.

Speech to the John F. Kennedy School of Government

A 1997 speech by Benazir Bhutto, returning to Harvard University, on democracy and other issues of world politics.

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