Relevance. Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Death tolls are given by historians such as Will Durant, who, in The Reformation (1957), cites Juan Antonio Llorente, General Secretary of the Inquisition from 1789 to 1801, as estimating that 31,912 people were executed from 1480-1808.
Why Gandhi Was Assassinated? Who Killed Mahatma Gandhi? On Jan. 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. Godse believed that the Mahatma, or the great soul, was responsible for the 1947 partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. Godse and his friend Narayan Apte were hanged.
Synopsis. Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India. Gandhi was born into the politically prominent Nehru family; her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as Indiaâs first prime minister.Gandhi served three consecutive terms as prime minister, between 1966 and 1977, and another term beginning in 1980.In 1984, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.andhi was born into the politically prominent Nehru family; her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as Indiaâs first prime minister. Gandhi served three consecutive terms as prime minister, between 1966 and 1977, and another term beginning in 1980. In 1984, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.