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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.
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Ahmed is credited with reviving the Shillong Golf Club and resurrecting the mini golf course at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. [150] Ahmed introduced the President's Polo Cup as an open tournament in 1975, when he was the patron-in-chief of the Indian Polo Association. Temporarily discontinued in 2005, it has been held since 2013 as the President's ...
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
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]