| Names |
Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Date of Birth |
23 December 1902 |
| Date of
Death |
29 May 1987 - Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian Politician and the 5th Prime MInister of India |
| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He served as the Prime Minister of India from
28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980.
- He entered politics as part of the Independence
Movement.
- After independence he became widely known in the 1950s
for opposing and winning a battle against Nehru's
socialistic and collectivist land use policies.
- He was the leader of the Bharatiya Lok Dal,
a major constituent of the Janata coalition.
- In July, 1979 he was sworn in as Prime
Minister with the support of just 64 MPs.
- He holds the record of the sole Prime Minister of India
who did not face the Loksabha even for a single day.
- The day before the Lok Sabha was due to meet for the
first time the Indian National Congress withdrew
their support from his Bharatiya Lok Dal
Government. So he resigned and fresh elections
were held six months later.
- As a leader of the Lok Dal in opposition till his death
in 1987, when he was succeeded as party president by his son
Ajit Singh.
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Commemorations |
- His memorial in New Delhi was named Kisan Ghat.
- The Amausi Airport in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is also
called as Chaudhary Charan Singh International
Airport after him. The university of Meerut city
in Uttar Pradesh, India, is also named after him (Chaudhary
Charan Singh University).
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