Benazir Bhutto

* 1977 – Placed under house arrest

* 1979 – Became the leader of PPP but was imprisoned just before her father’s death and spent the term in solitary confinement.

* 1984 – Left the country and went to UK for medical treatment. There along with her 2 brothers founded an underground organization to resist the military dictatorship in Pakistan.

* 1985 – Returned to Pakistan briefly for her younger brother’s burial.

* 1986 – Came back to Pakistan and attended mammoth rallies. Was elected as co-chairwomen of the PPP along with her mother and later as the leader of the party succeeding her mother.

* 1988 – Contested the elections and became the prime minister of Pakistan and also hosted the fourth S. A. A. R. C. Summit

* 1990 – President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Bhutto’s government, citing corruption and a failure to control ethnic violence.

* 1993 – Re-elected as Prime Minster in 1993.

* 1996 – President Farooq Leghari dismissed Bhutto’s second administration amid accusations of nepotism and undermining the justice system.

* 1997 – Lost the elections and went into exile to Dubai along with her children. Her husband was imprisoned.

* 1999 – A court found her guilty of corruption while she was out of the country. The conviction was later quashed, but she remained in exile.

* 2004 – After having several talks with President Pervez Musharraf she secured the release of her husband and frozen funds.

* 2007 – President Gen. Pervez Musharraf signed a corruption amnesty covering other cases against her, opening the way for her return and a possible power-sharing agreement.

* Arrived back October 18. Escaped an assassination attempt.

* In January 1977, she was the first Asian woman to be elected the President of the Oxford Union Debating Society.

* Her paternal grandfather was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, came to Larkana Sindh before partition from his native town of Bhatto Kalan, Haryana.

* The first modern head of state to give birth while in office.

* Loves to bear big watches.

* In her Harvard days she used to drive around in a yellow sports car.

* Loves to wear jewellery.

* Considers herself as a defender of women’s rights not feminist.

* Has a collection of self-help books in her library like Women Who Love Too Much, Self Help for Your Nerves, Secrets about Men that Every Woman Should Know and The Art of Being a Lady.

* The name Benazir means “without comparison”.

* Shahnawaz (brother) – was found dead in his French Riviera apartment in 1985.

* Murtaza (brother) – Won elections from exile in 1993 and became a provincial legislator, and was shot dead under mysterious circumstances in 1996. There is a rumour that her husband Zardari was involved in it.

* Was nicknamed as Mr.10 percent

* Was accused of amassing a fortune of more than $100 million in bank deposits and luxury properties abroad, much of it bought with payoffs from foreign companies doing business in Pakistan.

* Is suffering from hypertension and diabetes. He also survived a heart attack

* Very confident about himself and readily takes a supporting role to his wife.

* Honorary Phi Beta Kappa Award (1989), presented by Radcliffe College.

* Highest Moroccan Award “Grand Cordon de Wissam Alaoui”

* Highest French Award “Grand-croix de la Legion Honneur” (1989)

* The Noel Foundation Award, 1990 (UNIFEM).

* The Gakushuin Honorary Award, Tokyo (1996)

* Award by the Turkish Independent Industries and Businessmen Association (MUSAID) on account of providing assistance to the people of Bosnia.

* Golden medal Dragon of Bosnia awarded by President of Bosnia (1996)

* Key to the city of Los Angeles, presented by the Mayor of Los Angeles (1995)

* Presidential Medal, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Science (1995)

* Medal by University of California at Los Angeles (1995)

* Honorary Doctorate of Law, L.L.D Harvard University (1989)

* Honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa), University of Sindh (1994)

* Honorary Doctorate from Mendanao State University, Philippines (1995)

* Honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa), Peshawar University (1995)

* Honorary Doctorate of Economics, Gakushuin University, Tokyo (1996)

* Honorary Fellowship by Lady Margaret Hall, University Oxford, (1989)

* Honorary Fellowship by St. Catherine College, University of Oxford, (1989)

* Honorary Professor of the Kyrghyz State National University (1995) Kyrghyzstan.

* Honorary Professor of Yassavi Kazakh Turkish University, Kazakh-Turkish International Language University, Kazakhstan, 1995.

* Honorable Member of OHYUKAI, Alumni Association of Gakushuin, conferred by OHYUKAI Tokyo (1996).

* Awarded the 2000 Millennium Medal of Honor by American Biographical Institute, Inc. in November 1998. * Awarded American Academy Award of Achievement in London, October 28, 2000
* Was included in list of The Fifty Most Beautiful People by “People Magazine”.