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Born August 19, 1918 • Bhopal • India
Died December 26, 1999 (aged 81) • Delhi • India
Title / Office president (1992-1997), India • vice president (1987-1992), India • governor (1986-1987), Maharashtra • governor (1985-1986), Punjab • governor (1984-1985), Andhra Pradesh • chief minister (1952-1956), Bhopal
Political Affiliation Indian National Congress
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general
Parkash Singh Badal
Parkash Singh Badal
Indian politician
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Indian politician
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Najma Heptulla
Indian politician, social advocate, and writer
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P.V. Narasimha Rao
prime minister of India
Zail Singh
Zail Singh
president of India
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Sant Fateh Singh
Sikh religious leader
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian social activist, lawyer, and politician
Jawaharlal Nehru, c. 1930s
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
prime minister of India
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian statesman
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian political leader
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Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian political activist
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Charan Singh
prime minister of India
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian leader
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian political leader
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
prime minister of India
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Indian politician
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Chittaranjan Das
Indian political leader
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram
Indian politician