| Name(s) |
JYOTI BASU
(Full name: Jyotirindra Basu) |
| Date of
Birth |
July 08, 1914 -
Calcutta, West Bengal, India. |
| Date of
death |
January 17, 2010 -
Calcutta, West Bengal, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Politician |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He belonged to the Communist
Party of India (Marxist) from West
Bengal, India.
- The former Chief Minister of
West Bengal from 21 June
1977 to 6 November 2000,
the longest-serving Chief Minister
of any Indian state.
- He qualified as Barrister in
1940 in England and returned to
India in the same year.
- He started his political career
with getting involved in trade union
activities amongst Railway workers;
he soon became the General Secretary
of the Railway Workers’ Union.
- He was elected to the West
Bengal Legislative Assembly as many
as 11 times between 1952 and
1996.
- His death was followed by
public mourning on an unprecedented
scale.
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