Key facts
- Born
- 4 December 1910, Thanjavur district
- Died
- 27 January 2009, New Delhi
- State of birth
- Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- President of India from 1987 to 1992
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Ramaswamy Venkataraman, also known as R. Venkataraman, was an Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician who served as a union minister and as the vice president of india and president of India.
Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency. He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his youth, he was an activist for the Indian independence movement, and he participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed as the member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and served as Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister. In 1984, he was elected as the vice president of India and in 1987, he became the president of India and served from 1987 to 1992. He also served as a state minister under K. Kamaraj and M. Bhaktavatsalam. He is referred to as the Father of Industrialisation of Tamilnadu
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Timeline
- 1910Born in Thanjavur district
- 1980Becomes Minister of Finance
- 1982Becomes Minister of Home Affairs
- 1982Becomes Minister of Defence
- 1984Becomes Vice President of India
- 1987Becomes President of India
- 2001Awarded the Light of Truth Award
- 2009Dies in New Delhi
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5