Charan Singh

Singh on a 1990 stamp of India

Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was an Indian politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of India from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980. Many people called him the 'champion of India's peasants.'^[1] He was born in Noorpur, United Provinces, British India. He was mainly a member of the Janata Party.

Singh died of a stroke on 29 May 1987 in New Delhi at the age of 84.

Charan Singh Media

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh paying floral tribute to the former Prime Minister, Late Ch. Charan Singh on his 104th birth anniversary at Kisan Ghat in Delhi on December 23, 2006
Narendra Modi paying tributes at the portrait of the former Prime Minister, Late Ch. Charan Singh, on his 113th birth anniversary, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. The Speaker, Lok Sabha

References

↑ Byres, Terence J. (1988-01-01). "Charan Singh, 1902–87: An assessment". The Journal of Peasant Studies. 15 (2): 139–189. doi:10.1080/03066158808438356. ISSN 0306-6150.

[1] Byres, Terence J. (1988-01-01). "Charan Singh, 1902–87: An assessment". The Journal of Peasant Studies. 15 (2): 139–189. doi:10.1080/03066158808438356. ISSN 0306-6150.

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