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Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 1935[3] – 31 August 2020) was an Indian politician. He was the 13th President of India serving from 2012 through 2017. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.

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Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee Portrait.jpg
13th President of India
In office
25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Narendra Modi
Vice PresidentMohammad Hamid Ansari
Preceded byPratibha Patil
Succeeded byRam Nath Kovind
Minister of Finance
In office
24 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh (Acting)
Succeeded byManmohan Singh (Acting)
In office
5 January 1982 – 31 December 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byR. Venkataraman
Succeeded byV. P. Singh
Minister of Defence
In office
22 May 2004 – 26 October 2006
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byGeorge Fernandes
Succeeded byA. K. Antony
Minister of External Affairs
In office
24 October 2006 – 22 May 2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh (Acting)
Succeeded byS. M. Krishna
In office
10 February 1995 – 16 May 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byDinesh Singh
Succeeded bySikander Bakht
Leader of the Lok Sabha
In office
22 May 2004 – 26 June 2012
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded bySushilkumar Shinde
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office
24 June 1991 – 15 May 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byMohan Dharia
Succeeded byMadhu Dandavate
Leader of the Rajya Sabha
In office
January 1980 – 31 December 1984
Preceded byK. C. Pant
Succeeded byV. P. Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 May 2004 – 26 June 2012
Preceded byAbul Hasnat Khan
Succeeded byAbhijit Mukherjee
ConstituencyJangipur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1 January 1969 – 1 February 2002
ConstituencyVarious
Personal details
Born(1935-12-11)11 December 1935
Mirati, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now West Bengal, India)
Died31 August 2020(2020-08-31) (aged 84)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndependent (2012–2020)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1971–1986; 1989–2012)
Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress (1986–1989)
Bangla Congress (1966–1971)
Spouse(s)
Suvra Mukherjee
(m. 1957; died 2015)
Children3 including,
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A., M.A., LL.B.)
AwardsBharat Ratna (2019)[1]
Padma Vibhushan (2008)
WebsiteOfficial website
Nickname(s)Pranab Da
Poltuda[2]

Political career

Mukherjee became President on 25 July 2012. He succeeded Pratibha Patil (served 2007–12), India’s first woman president.[4] Before Mukherjee became President, he had served as Foreign, Defence, Commerce and Finance Minister at different times in his political career. Mukherjee also served as a member of both Lok Sabha (twice) and Rajya Sabha (five times).[3]

In 2017, Mukherjee decided not to run for re-election and to retire from politics after leaving the presidency due to "health complications relating to old age".[5][6][7] He was replaced by Ram Nath Kovind on 25 July 2017.

Life

Mukherjee was born in the village of Mirati in Birbhum District of West Bengal.[3] Mukherjee’s father, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, was deeply involved in India’s struggle for independence from Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century.[4] Pranab was educated at the Suri Vidyasagar College (then affiliated with the University of Calcutta), and he later earned an advanced degree in history and political science as well as a law degree from the university. He was married to Suvra Mukherjee from 1957 until her death in 18 August 2015(aged 74).[8]

In early August 2020, Mukherjee was hospitalized in an army hospital after falling in his shower in New Delhi.[9][10] On 10 August, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.[11] He died on 31 August 2020 from sepsis and a lung infection caused by COVID-19, aged 84.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bharat Ratna for Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika". Times Now. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Partha Dasgupta (24 July 2012). Pranab is still 'Poltuda' in his ancestral village of Mirati in West Bengal. India Today. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/president-pranab-mukherjee-poltu-ancestral-village-mirati-110888-2012-07-24. Retrieved 31 August 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee". Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pranab Mukherjee | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. ↑ Sachidananda Murthy (December 27, 2015). "And the next President is..." english.manoramaonline.com/home.html. Mahnorama Online. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Presidential Election 2017: Pranab Mukherjee retires in July, this is how India elects its president
  7. ↑ Presidential Election 2017: Not in race for another term, says Pranab Mukherjee
  8. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee dies at 74". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-pranab-mukherjees-wife-suvra-mukherjee-dies-at-74/articleshow/48524439.cms. Retrieved 2020-09-02. 
  9. ↑ Ghosh, Abantika (10 August 2020). "Former President Pranab Mukherjee critical after brain surgery to remove clot". ThePrint. https://theprint.in/india/former-president-pranab-mukherjee-critical-after-brain-surgery-to-remove-clot/479061/. Retrieved 19 August 2020. 
  10. ↑ "Pranab Mukherjee’s health remains critical, still on ventilator support" (in en). India Today. 12 August 2020. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pranab-mukherjee-former-india-president-critical-coronavirus-health-update-august-12-1710392-2020-08-12. Retrieved 19 August 2020. 
  11. ↑ "Former President Pranab Mukherjee Says He Has Tested Positive For COVID-19". NDTV. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Pranab Mukherjee, ex-president and Congress veteran, dies in Delhi hospital" (in en). Hindustan Times. 31 August 2020. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pranab-mukherjee-ex-president-and-congress-veteran-dies-in-delhi-hospital/story-sKOIeIEmCyY9OcGziScT9I.html. Retrieved 31 August 2020. 

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