Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is celebrating her 76th birthday on Friday, December 9. Sonia Gandhi is one of the prominent politicians of India. She took over as the Indian National Congress (INC) leader in 1998, seven years after the assassination of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi, the former prime minister of India. On her birthday, here are some of her memorable moments captured in photos. Pics/ mid-day archives and PTI.
Updated On: 2022-12-09 09:26 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi was born in Italy on December 9, 1946.
Sonia Gandhi and former Indian PM Rajeev Gandhi got married in 1968, in a Hindu ceremony. She later moved into the house of her mother-in-law and the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi attend a function in Colaba, Mumbai on December 29, 1994.
Congress went on to form the government after the 2004 elections in coalition with other political parties under Sonia Gandhi's leadership. The coalition government was named as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) which was re-elected to power in the next election in 2009. File Pic/PTI
Sonia Gandhi joined politics in 1997 and was elected as the President of Congress in 1998. Pic/PTI
Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Gandhi wave at the large gathering in Sriperumbadur. File Pic/PTI
Sonia Gandhi arrived in Jaipur on Thursday morning as the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra is crossing through Rajasthan. She is scheduled to join Rahul Gandhi. The party's march is set to take a break on December 9, which is also Sonia Gandhi's birthday. Pic/PTI
