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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of India from 1974 to 1977. Born in Delhi, Ahmed studied in Delhi and Cambridge and was called to the bar from the Inner Temple, London in 1928. Returning to India, he practiced law in Lahore and then in Guwahati.
Ahmed's body lay in state at Rashtrapati Bhavan until 10:00 on 13 February, after which it was taken to the Mughal Gardens adjoining the presidential residence for the Salat al-Janazah. After the prayer, Ahmed's body returned to Rashtrapati Bhavan until 14:15 when it was placed on a ceremonial gun carriage and taken in procession to the ...
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) National Capital Territory of Delhi: Minister of Agriculture: 24 August 1974 11 February 1977: 2 years, 171 days A. N. Ray [8]
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.
After the death of the sitting president, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on 11 February 1977, [2] [3] the vice-president B. D. Jatti took charge as acting President. [4] An election to the office of President was required to be held within 6 months of the date of the vacancy.
11 February – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, fifth President of India (b. 1905) 22 March – A. K. Gopalan, communist leader (b. 1904). 14 November – A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder–acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (b. 1896).
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[19] [20] Following the death in office of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 11 February 1977, Jatti was sworn in as the acting president of India the same day. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Following the defeat of the Indian National Congress in the general elections of 1977 , Jatti asked Indira Gandhi to continue as caretaker prime minister and, on the recommendation ...