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He was elected president of India over Tridib Chaudhuri in 1974. As president, Ahmed imposed The Emergency in August 1975 and gave his assent to numerous ordinances and constitutional amendments that severely restricted civil liberties and allowed Indira Gandhi to rule by decree. He supported the Emergency in public speeches.
On the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975. The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency across the country by citing internal and external threats to the country. [1]
(1888–1975) Tamil Nadu: Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha: 1962: Jawaharlal Nehru (1962- 1964) Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964- 1966) Indira Gandhi (1966- 1967) Independent: 3 Zakir Husain (1897–1969) Andhra Pradesh: Vice President of India. Governor of Bihar. 13 May 1967 3 May 1969: 1 year, 355 days
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan BR (pronunciation ⓘ; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975; natively Radhakrishna) was an Indian politician, philosopher and statesman who served as the President of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the vice president of India from 1952 to 1962.
Events in the year 1975 in the Republic of India. Sports ... philosopher and statesman, first Vice President of India and second President of India (b. 1888).
The president of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of the Republic of India. ... [30] and 1975 to 1977 (declared by Indira Gandhi).
The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth .
Sonia Gandhi is the longest serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022. The latest election of president was held on 17 October 2022, [12] in which Mallikarjun Kharge became the new president defeating Shashi Tharoor in the 2022 Indian National Congress presidential ...