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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.
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 president of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of the Republic of India.The president is the nominal head of the executive, [a] the first citizen of the country, as well as the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
Lists relating to the Indian presidency (3 P) A. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1 C, 18 P) Acting presidents of India (3 P) C. ... Pages in category "Presidents of India"
Giri was the first vice president to not complete his full term in office on account of being elevated to the office of the president and was the third vice president to be elected to the presidency. [58] Following the death in office of President Zakir Husain on 3 May 1969, Giri was sworn in as acting president the same day. [59]
Indian Army launches operations to evict Pakistani forces occupying Indian positions on the icy heights in Kargil district, known as the Kargil War. October: The Cyclone devastates eastern state of Odisha, leaving at least 10,000 dead. 2000: March: US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. May
Radhakrishnan was elected as the first Vice President of India in 1952, and elected as the second President of India (1962–1967). Radhakrishnan did not have a background in the Congress Party, nor was he active in the Indian independence movement. He was the politician in shadow.
The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858 , affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent .