| Name(s) |
Kocheril Raman (K.R.)
NARAYANAN |
| Date of
Birth |
October 27, 1920
- Perumthanam, Uzhavoor village, in the princely state of
Travancore (present day Kottayam district, Kerala). |
| Date of
Death |
November 09, 2005 |
|
Identity |
Indian Politician
and the tenth President of India. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- June 08, 1951 - He married Ma Tint Tint
of Burma (Myanmar); she adopted the Indian name Usha and
became an Indian citizen.
- January 03, 1979 - Became the Vice
Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
- October 14, 1980 - Retired as the Vice
Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
- July 25, 1997 - He became the President
of India.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He, as President, was preceded
by Shankar Dayal Sharma
and was succeeded by A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam.
- He was the first Dalit
and the first Malayali to become
President.
- He was born in a poor family and
could not afford to pay school fees
and buy books.
- During 1944-45, he worked for
some time as a journalist
with The Hindu and The Times of
India.
- Then he went to England
where he studied political
science.
- After returning from England, he
got an opportunity in the Indian
Foreign Service in 1949.
- Thereafter, he was the Indian
Ambassador to Thailand
(1967-69), Turkey
(1973-75) and Peoples'
Republic of China
(1976-78).
- Later, Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi called him back to serve as
Ambassador to the United
States of America
(1980-84).
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