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Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5] Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected.
Malaysian Indian of Malayali descent [4] [5] 10 May 2018 1 March 2020: 4 Devan Nair (1923–2005) President of Singapore: Head of state Singapore: 23 October 1981 27 March 1985 3 years, 155 days Jasin, Malacca, Straits Settlements: Indian Singaporean of Malayali descent [6] [7] 5 Fred Ramdat Misier (1926–2004) President of Suriname: Head of ...
Indian National Congress: I. Gandhi – Basappa Danappa Jatti (1912–2002) – 11 February 1977 25 July 1977 Indian National Congress: I. Gandhi Desai: 6 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) 1977: 25 July 1977 25 July 1982 Janata Party: Desai C. Singh I. Gandhi 7 Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994) 1982: 25 July 1982 25 July 1987 Indian National ...
The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into the Indian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War: 1509: 3 February: Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater. 1518
The history of India up to (and including) the times of the Buddha, with his life generally placed into the 6th or 5th century BCE, is a subject of a major scholarly debate. The vast majority of historians in the Western world accept the theory of Aryan invasion with c. 1500-1200 BCE dates for the displacement of Indus civilization by Aryans ...
A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.
Contrary to initial British fears of an Indian revolt, Indians contributed considerably to the British war effort by providing men and resources. About 1.3 million Indian soldiers and labourers served in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, while both the Indian government and the princes sent large supplies of food, money, and ammunition.
Former republics in Indian history (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Former countries in Indian history" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.