V. V. Giri | |
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4th President of India | |
In office 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Vice President | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
Preceded by | Himself [a] |
Succeeded by | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
Acting 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Zakir Husain |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah |
3rd Vice President of India | |
In office 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 | |
President | Zakir Husain |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Zakir Husain |
Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
Governor of Mysore State | |
In office 2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
Preceded by | Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh |
Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
Governor of Kerala | |
In office 1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965 | |
Chief Minister | |
Preceded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
Succeeded by | Ajit Prasad Jain |
Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 10 June 1957 – 30 June 1960 | |
Chief Minister | Sampurnanand |
Preceded by | Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi |
Succeeded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency | |
In office 30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947 | |
Chief Minister | Tanguturi Prakasam |
Personal details | |
Born | Varahagiri Venkata Giri 10 August 1894 Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Brahmapur, Odisha, India) |
Died | 24 June 1980 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai) | (aged 85)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Saraswati Bai
(m. 1926; died 1978) |
Children | 14 |
Relatives | Adruti Laxmibai (sister)[1] Palagummi Sainath (grandson) |
Alma mater | |
Profession | |
Awards | Bharat Ratna (1975) |
Signature | |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (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.
; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist who served as the fourth
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