R. Venkataraman
President of India from 1987 to 1992
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (pronunciation (help·info), 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009)[1][2] was an Indian lawyer, activist and politician. He was the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.[3]
Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
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இராமசுவாமி வெங்கடராமன் | |
8th President of India | |
In office 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Vice President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Preceded by | Zail Singh |
Succeeded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
7th Vice President of India | |
In office 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987 | |
President | Zail Singh |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah |
Succeeded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Zail Singh |
Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna |
Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
Personal details | |
Born | Ramaswamy Venkataraman 4 December 1910 Rajamadam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 27 January 2009 New Delhi, India | (aged 98)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Janaki Venkataraman |
Alma mater | University of Madras |
Profession | |
Signature |
Venkataraman died on 27 January 2009, at a hospital in New Delhi from multiple organ failure caused by kidney disease at the age of 98.[4]
References
change- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1 January 2010). Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3.
- ↑ Vinay Kumar (28 January 2009) R. Venkataraman passes away. The Hindu
- ↑ "Shri Ramaswami Venkataraman – R.Venkataraman – Past President of India". Pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ "Former President Venkataraman dead". Sindh Today. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009.