K. R. Narayanan
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (
listen ; 4 February 1921 – 9 November 2005) was an Indian politician. He was born in Perumthanam, Travancore, British India. He was the tenth President of India from 1997 to 2002. Before this, he was the Vice President of India from 1992 to 1997.[1] Narayanan was a member of the Indian National Congress.
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| 10th President of India | |
| In office 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Vice President | Krishan Kant |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 9th Vice President of India | |
| In office 27 October 1992 – 24 July 1997 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Krishan Kant |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1992 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Balan |
| Constituency | Ottapalam |
| Indian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Nanabhoy Palkhivala |
| Indian Ambassador to China | |
| In office 7 July 1976 – 11 November 1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Ram Sathe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1921 Perumthanam, Travancore, British India (now Uzhavoor, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 9 November 2005 (aged 84) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Usha Narayanan (m. 1951) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Kerala (BA, MA) London School of Economics (BSc) |
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Narayanan died of pneumonia caused by renal failure on 9 November 2006 in New Delhi at the age of 84.
References
- LSE counts K. R. Narayanan among its distinguished alumni Archived 3 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine; his portrait Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine has been unveiled and placed in a position of honour; B. R. Ambedkar is the only other Indian to have been similarly honoured. . Retrieved 24 February 2006."LSE-India past and present". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2005-09-08.
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