V. V. Giri

V. V. Giri
4th President of India
In office
24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Vice PresidentGopal Swarup Pathak
Preceded byHimself [a]
Succeeded byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Acting
3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byZakir Husain
Succeeded byMohammad Hidayatullah
3rd Vice President of India
In office
13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
PresidentZakir Husain
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byZakir Husain
Succeeded byGopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Mysore State
In office
2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Preceded bySatyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
Succeeded byGopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Kerala
In office
1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965
Chief Minister
Preceded byBurgula Ramakrishna Rao
Succeeded byAjit Prasad Jain
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office
10 June 1957 – 30 June 1960
Chief MinisterSampurnanand
Preceded byKanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Succeeded byBurgula Ramakrishna Rao
Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency
In office
30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947
Chief MinisterTanguturi Prakasam
Personal details
Born
Varahagiri Venkata Giri

(1894-08-10)10 August 1894
Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Brahmapur, Odisha, India)
Died24 June 1980(1980-06-24) (aged 85)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
(present-day Chennai)
Cause of deathHeart attack
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Saraswati Bai
(m. 1926; died 1978)
Children14
RelativesAdruti Laxmibai (sister)[1]
Palagummi Sainath (grandson)
Alma mater
Profession
AwardsBharat Ratna (1975)
SignatureVarahagiri Venkata Giri's Signature in English.

Varahagiri Venkata "V. V." Giri (pronunciation; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the third vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969. He was the first president 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.


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