PRESIDENTS OF INDIA
Name
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Tenure
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Important
Facts
|
|
From
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To
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Dr Rajendra Prasad
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26.01.1950
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13.05.1962
|
First
President and also had the longest tenure(12 years)
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Dr S Radhakrishnan
|
13.05.1962
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13.05.1967
|
Was
also first Vice-President of India
|
Dr Zakir hussain
|
13.05.1967
|
03.05.1969
|
Shortest
tenure ; First Muslim President ; First President to die in harness
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V V Giri
(Vice-President)
|
03.05.1969
|
20.07.1969
|
First
acting President of India
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Justice M Hidayattuilah
|
20.07.1969
|
24.08.1969
|
Was
also the Chief Justice of India (acting President)
|
V V Giri
|
24.08.1969
|
24.08.1974
|
-
|
F Ali Ahmed
|
24.08.1974
|
11.02.1977
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Died
in office
|
BD Jatti
|
11.02.1977
|
25.07.1977
|
Acting
President
|
N Sanjeeva Reddy
|
25.07.1977
|
25.07.1982
|
Youngest
President(64 Years)
|
Giani Zail Singh
|
25.07.1982
|
25.07.1987
|
First
Sikh President
|
R Venkataraman
|
25.07.1987
|
25.07.1992
|
Oldest
President(76 Years)
|
Dr SD Sharma
|
25.07.1992
|
25.07.1997
|
-
|
KR Narayanan
|
25.07.1997
|
25.07.2002
|
First
Dalit President
|
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
|
25.07.2002
|
25.07.2007
|
First
Scientist to become President
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Mrs Pratibha Patil
|
25.07.2007
|
24.07.2012
|
First
Woman to become President
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Pranab Mukherjee
|
25.07.2012
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Till
Date
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-
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