Shankar Dayal Sharma
Indian politician (1918-1999)
Shankar Dayal Sharma 
pronunciation (help·info) (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian politician. He was the ninth President of India from 1992 to 1997. Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman.[1]
Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
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शंकर दयाल शर्मा | |
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| 9th President of India | |
| In office 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Vice President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | R. Venkatar |
| Succeeded by | K. R. Narayanan |
| 8th Vice President of India | |
| In office 3 September 1987 – 25 July 1992 | |
| President | R. Venkataraman |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | R. Venkataraman |
| Succeeded by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 3 April 1986 – 2 September 1987 | |
| Chief Minister | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Preceded by | Kona Prabhakar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
| Governor of Punjab Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 26 November 1985 – 2 April 1986 | |
| Chief Minister | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Preceded by | Hokishe Sema |
| Succeeded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 26 November 1985 | |
| Chief Minister | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao N. T. Rama Rao |
| Preceded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
| Succeeded by | Kumudben Manishankar Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1918 Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 26 December 1999 (aged 81) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Vimala Sharma |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow University of Cambridge Lincoln's Inn Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Signature |  |
References change
- ↑ "Shankar Dayal Sharma - President of India". www.gloriousindia.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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