| Names |
ZAIL SINGH |
| Date of Birth |
May 05, 1916 |
| Date of
Death |
December 25, 1994 |
|
Identity |
The seventh President of India, serving from
1982 to 1987 |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- July 25, 1982 - Sworn in
as the 7th President of India.
- July 10, 1985 - The soldiers and
generals involved in the Operation were presented with gallantry awards,
honours, decoration strips and promotions by him,
in a ceremony conducted on this day.
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| General |
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Before becoming President, he was a politician with the
Indian National Congress party, and had held several
ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet.
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His presidency was marked by Operation Blue Star,
the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the
1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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He was born in Sandhwan, Faridkot district, Punjab,
India.
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He acquired the title of Giani, as he was educated
and learned about Guru Granth Sahib at Shaheed Sikh Missionary
College in Amritsar.
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He was elected as a Congress Chief Minister of Punjab
in 1972.
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He created a lifelong pension scheme for the
freedom fighters of the state.
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He repatriated the remains of Shaheed-i-Azam Udham Singh
from London, and also the armaments and articles belonging to
Guru Gobind Singh.
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In 1980, Zail Singh was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha,
and appointed as Minister of Home Affairs in Indira
Gandhi's cabinet.
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Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, and he appointed
Rajiv Gandhi as Prime Minister.
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His remaining term was full of controversies on account of his
soured relations with prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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He succeeded in forcing the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, to remove
KK Tewary, a congress MP who alleged on the floor
of the Lok Sabha that the President had sheltered terrorists in the
Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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