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Jawaharlal Nehru
As India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was in office for more than 16 years, making him the country's longest-serving prime minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru was first imprisoned by British authorities in late 1921. This arrest occurred after prominent leaders and workers of the Indian National Congress were outlawed in certain provinces during the noncooperation movement. He was released after serving a few months of that initial sentence. Over the course of his political career, Nehru was detained a total of nine times, spending more than nine years in jail for his role in the struggle for Indian independence.123