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Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad, British India, [5] as the eldest child and the only son of Motilal Nehru (1861-1931) and Swarup Rani Nehru (1868-1938). He was born into an affluent Kashmiri Pandit family, which included his two younger sisters, Vijaya Lakshmi (1900-1990), and Krishna (1907-1967).
Age when assumed office Term of office & elections Duration in years and days Concurrent ministerial positions Party Government Head of State (Tenure) 1 Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) 57 years, 274 days: 15 August 1947 27 May 1964: 16 years, 286 days –
Chairman of the Labour Party Anthony Greenwood said, "Mr. Nehru was an outstanding power in working for peace and the world is much poorer for his loss. Our thoughts go out to the Indian people at this tragic moment." He added that he had known Nehru "for more than 30 years" and that his death was "a great loss" [25]
Gangadhar Nehru (1827–1861), a direct descendant of Raj Kaul. He was the last Kotwal of Delhi (equivalent to Chief of Police), prior to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was the father of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru and grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first prime minister of India, thus part of the Nehru family.
The Teen Murti Bhavan (Teen Murti House; formerly known as Flagstaff House) is a building and former residence in New Delhi.It was built by the British Raj and became the residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who stayed there for 16 years until his death on 27 May 1964.
Jawaharlal Nehru: Preceded by: Position established: Succeeded by: Charu Chandra Biswas: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bombay State; In office 3 April 1952 – 6 December 1956: Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee; In office 29 August 1947 – 24 January 1950: Member of the Constituent Assembly of India; In office 9 December ...
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
Kamala Nehru (née Kaul; pronunciation ⓘ; 1 August 1899 – 28 February 1936) was an Indian independence activist and the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. Their daughter Indira Gandhi would go on to become the first and to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.