Having been elected to the office of the President of India, R. Venkataraman was sworn in on July 25th, 1987. He was the eighth President of the Republic of India.
During his young age, Venkataraman was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement. He was an integral part of the parliamentary team that re-designed India’s Provincial Parliament during the period between 1950 and 1952. Venkataraman was a very eminent political personality throughout his lifetime.
He had served as the member of the Constituent Assembly, and as the member of the Lok Sabha. He also served as the Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister. He was elected as the seventh Vice President of India in 1984.
During his tenure, which concluded on July 25th in 1992, India saw a quick succession of four Prime Ministers – Narasimha Rao, Chandra Shekhar, Rajiv Gandhi, and V.P. Singh.
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