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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Indira Gandhi during her tenure as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1984.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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France | Paris | 25–26 March 1966 | Made a brief stop-over at Paris on 25 and 26 March, on her way to, Washington.[1] | |
United States | Williamsburg, New York City | 28 March–1 April 1966 | State visit | Official visit. In U.S. 27 March – 1 April; visited Williamsburg and New York City.[1][2] |
Soviet Union | Moscow | April 1966 | stopped for a day in Moscow in April, 1966 on her way back from the US.[1] | |
Egypt | July 1966 | State visit | [1] | |
Yugoslavia | July 1966 | State visit | [1] | |
Soviet Union | Moscow | 12–16 July 1966 | State visit | [1][3] |
Nepal | 4–7 October 1966 | [1] | ||
Ceylon | 18–21 September 1967 | State visit | [4] | |
Poland | 8–11 October 1967 | State visit | [4] | |
Yugoslavia | Belgrade | 11–13 October 1967 | State visit | [4] |
Bulgaria | 13–16 October 1967 | State visit | [4] | |
Romania | 16–19 October 1967 | State visit | [4] | |
Soviet Union | November 1967 | 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution | She attended the October Revolution Parade.[4] | |
Malaysia | April–May 1968 | [5] | ||
Singapore | April–May 1968 | [5] | ||
Bhutan | 3–5 May 1968 | [5] | ||
Sikkim | 5–6 May 1968 | [5] | ||
New Zealand | May 1968 | [5] | ||
Australia | May 1968 | [5][6] | ||
Burma | Rangoon | 1 June 1968 | On her way back from Kuala Lumpur to Calcutta, Gandhi, stopped over in Rangoon on 1 June 1968.[5] | |
Brazil | 1968 | State visit | Indira Gandhi began her tour of Latin America on 23 September 1968.[5][7] | |
Uruguay | Montevideo | 1968 | State visit | [5][7] |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1968 | State visit | [5][7] |
Chile | 1968 | State visit | [5][7] | |
Colombia | Bogota | 1968 | State visit | .[5][7] |
Venezuela | Caracas | 10–11 October 1968 | State visit | [5][7] |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1968 | State visit | [5] |
Guyana | 1968 | State visit | [5] | |
United States | New York City | 14 October 1968 | UN General Assembly | [5] |
United Kingdom | London | 7–15 January 1969 | Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference | [5] |
Burma | 27–30 March 1969 | State visit | [8] | |
Afghanistan | 5–10 June 1969 | State visit | [8] Soon after her arrival at Kabul, Mrs. Gandhi called on Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan[9] | |
Japan | 23–28 June 1969 | State visit | [8] | |
Indonesia | 28 June–3 July 1969 | State visit | [8] | |
Thailand | 1969 | Stop-over | [10] | |
Egypt | Cairo | 1970 | State visit | [11] |
Mauritius | 2–6 June 1970 | State visit | [11] | |
Zambia | Lusaka | 8–10 September 1970 | 3rd Summit of the Non-aligned Movement | [11] |
Kenya | Nairobi | September 1970 | State visit | [11] |
France | Paris | November 1970 | Funeral of Charles de Gaulle | [11] |
Soviet Union | Moscow | 20 October 1970 | State visit | Gandhi made a brief stop-over at Moscow on 20 October, en route to the U. N. Assembly Session, in New York.[11] |
United States | New York City | 14–24 October 1970 | UN General Assembly | [11] |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Soviet Union | 27–29 September 1971 | State visit | [3][12] | |
Lebanon | Beirut | 24 October 1971 | State visit | Made a brief halt in Beirut on her way to Europe and the United States.[12] |
Belgium | 24–25 October 1971 | State visit | [12] | |
Austria | October–November 1971 | State visit | [12][13] | |
United Kingdom | London | 28 October–3 November 1971 | State visit | [12] |
United States | Washington DC, New York City | 3–6 November 1971 | State visit | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. 7 November.[2] |
France | 7–10 November 1971 | State visit | [12] | |
West Germany | Bonn | 10–12 November 1971 | State visit | [12] |
Bangladesh | 17–19 March 1972 | State visit | [14][15] | |
Sweden | 13–17 June 1972 | State visit | [15] | |
Czechoslovakia | 17–20 June 1972 | State visit | [15] | |
Hungary | 20–23 June 1972 | State visit | [15] | |
Bhutan | 28 October 1972 | Cremation of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck | [15] | |
Nepal | 7–10 February 1973 | State visit | [15] | |
Sri Lanka | 27–29 April 1973 | State visit | [16] | |
Yugoslavia | 15–17 June 1973 | State visit | [17] | |
Canada | June 1973 | State visit | [17][18] | |
United Kingdom | London | 25 June 1973 | State visit | on her way back from an official visit to Canada, made a stopover in London on 25 June 1973.[17] |
Algeria | Algiers | 5–9 September 1973 | 4th Summit of the Non-aligned Movement | [17] |
Iran | Tehran | 28 April–2 May 1974 | State visit | [18][19] |
Maldives | 12–14 January 1975 | State visit | [19][20] | |
Iraq | 18–21 January 1975 | State visit | [19] | |
Jamaica | Kingston | April 1975 | Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Government | [21] |
East Germany | East Berlin | 1–4 July 1976 | State visit | [22] |
Afghanistan | 4–74 July 1976 | State visit | [22] | |
Soviet Union | Moscow, Yerevan, Tbilisi | 8–13 July 1976 | State visit | [3] |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | August 1976 | Non- aligned Summit | [22] |
Mauritius | 8–11 October 1976 | State visit | [22] | |
Tanzania | 11–14 October 1976 | State visit | [22] | |
Zambia | 15–17 October 1976 | State visit | [22] | |
Seychelles | 17 October 1976 | State visit | [22] |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Tanzania | 16–17 April 1980 | [23] | ||
Zimbabwe | Salisbury | April 1980 | Zimbabwean Independence celebration | [23] |
Yugoslavia | May 1980 | Funeral of Tito | [23] | |
United Kingdom | March 1981 | [24] | ||
Kuwait | May 1981 | [24] | ||
United Arab Emirates | May 1981 | State visit | [24][25] | |
Kenya | 9–12 August 1981 | [24] | ||
Tonga | September 1981 | [24] | ||
Indonesia | September 1981 | [24] | ||
Fiji | September 1981 | [24] | ||
Australia | 29 September–7 October 1981 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1981 | [6][24] | |
Mexico | Cancun | October 1981 | Cancun summit | [24] |
Philippines | October 1981 | [24] | ||
Bulgaria | 1981 | [24] | ||
Italy | 1981 | [24] | ||
Switzerland | 1981 | [24] | ||
Romania | October 1981 | [24] | ||
France | November 1981 | [24] | ||
Seychelles | 1981 | [24] | ||
Cyprus | Nicosia | 1981 | Stop-over | Gandhi had a meeting with the President of Cyprus during a technical stopover at Nicosia.[24] |
United Kingdom | March 1982 | Inauguration of the Festival of India | [26] | |
Mauritius | 23–25 August 1982 | State visit | [26] | |
Mozambique | August 1982 | State visit | [26] | |
United States | New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu | 27–31 July 1982 | State visit | Official visit; visited New York City, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. Departed U.S. 4 August.[2] |
Japan | Tokyo | 5 August 1982 | State visit | [26][27] |
Saudi Arabia | April 1982 | State visit | [26][28] | |
Soviet Union | Moscow, Star City, Tallinn, Kyiv | September 1982 | State visit | [26] |
Soviet Union | Moscow | November 1982 | Funeral of Leonid Brezhnev | [26] |
Norway | 9–16 June 1983 | State visit | [29] | |
Finland | Helsinki | State visit | ||
Denmark | State visit | |||
Austria | 17–22 June 1983 | State visit | [13][29] | |
Yugoslavia | July 1983 | State visit | [29] | |
Cyprus | 20–24 September 1983 | State visit | [29] | |
Greece | State visit | |||
France | Paris | September 1983 | State visit | On her way to New York for the 38th UN General Assembly meeting, Gandhi made a stop over in Paris.[29] |
United States | New York City | September 1983 | UN General Assembly | [29] |
Soviet Union | Moscow | February 1984 | Funeral of Yuri Andropov | [30] |
Libya | April 1984 | State visit | [30] | |
Tunisia | April 1984 | State visit | [30] |