V. V. Giri
Indian politician and 4th president of India (1894-1980)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of India. He was also the 3rd Vice President of India. He was the President from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. As President, Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate.[3] He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974.[4] After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.[5]
V. V. Giri | |
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 V. V. Giri | |
| 4th President of India | |
| In office 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 | |
| Vice President | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| In office 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zakir Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting) |
| 3rd Vice President of India | |
| In office 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 | |
| President | Zakir Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zakir Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Governor of Mysore State | |
| In office 2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Preceded by | Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965 | |
| Chief Minister | Pattom Thanu Pillai R. Sankar |
| Preceded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Prasad Jain |
| Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 10 June 1956 – 30 June 1960 | |
| Chief Minister | Sampurnanand |
| Preceded by | Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi |
| Succeeded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency | |
| In office 30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947 | |
| Chief Minister | Tanguturi Prakasam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Varahagiri Venkata Giri 10 August 1894 Berhampur, Ganjam District, Madras Presidency, British India (Present day Odisha, India) |
| Died | 24 June 1980 (aged 85) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Saraswati Bai (1904–1978) |
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| Alma mater | Khallikote College University College Dublin |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1975) |
Reference
change- ↑ Dasarathi Bhuyan. "Participation of Women of Ganjam District in the Freedom Movement of India" (PDF). Orissa Review. pp. 18–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ "Why Indian Farmers Kill Themselves; Why Lange's Photographs are Phony". Counterpunch.org. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "NDA vs Oppn: India might to witness tightest presidential poll since 1969". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2017.
- ↑ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/gal.html
- ↑ M.V. Kamath (1 November 2009). Journalist's Handbook. Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-7069-9026-3.