R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman ( Ramaswamy Venkataraman ; Tamil : ரா. வெங்கட்ராமன் ; * December 4, 1910 in Pattukkottai , Tamil Nadu ; † January 27, 2009 in New Delhi ) was an Indian politician and from 1987 to 1992 President of the Republic of India .
Originally a lawyer and judge, Venkataraman became Minister of Finance in 1980 (until 1982), and later Minister of Defense under Indira Gandhi . It was founded in 1984 to Vice President of India and was on July 13, 1987 eighth President of India elected .
Awards
- 2001: Light of Truth Award (representing the people of India)
Web links
- The Indian Express: Death Report (English)
- Venkataraman presided over the change to era of coalitions - Obituary in The Hindu of January 28, 2009
Rajendra Prasad | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Zakir Hussain | VV Giri | Muhammad Hidayatullah | VV Giri | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | BD Jatti | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R. Venkataraman | Shankar Dayal Sharma | KR Narayanan | APJ Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil | Pranab Mukherjee | Ram Nath Kovind
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| SURNAME | Venkataraman, R. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Venkataraman, Ramaswamy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian politician and president |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pattukkottai , Tamil Nadu |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 2009 |
| Place of death | New Delhi |