Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She also served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954. Pandit was also appointed as the 3rd Governor of Maharashtra from 1962 to 1964.[2]
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | |
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 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit in 1938 | |
| 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 15 September 1953 – 21 September 1954[1] | |
| Preceded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Eelco N. van Kleffens |
| 3rd Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 28 November 1962 – 18 October 1964 | |
| Chief Minister | Marotrao Kannamwar P. K. Sawant (acting) Vasantrao Naik |
| Preceded by | P. Subbarayan |
| Succeeded by | P. V. Cherian |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Succeeded by | V. P. Singh |
| Constituency | Phulpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Swarup Nehru 18 August 1900 Allahabad, North West Provinces, British India (present day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 1 December 1990 (aged 90) Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India (present-day Uttarakhand) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (m. 1921; died 1944) |
| Children | 3, including Nayantara Sahgal |
| Parents | Pandit Motilal Nehru Swarup Rani Nehru |
| Relatives | See Nehru–Gandhi family |
| Signature |  |
References
- "Presidents of the General Assembly | United Nations". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- Ankit, Rakesh (2016-01-02). "Between Vanity and Sensitiveness : Indo–British Relations During Vijayalakshmi Pandit's High-Commissionership (1954–61)". Contemporary British History. 30 (1): 20–39. doi:10.1080/13619462.2015.1049262. ISSN 1361-9462.
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