Morarji Desai

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Morarji Desai was an Indian independence activist and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of India and the first from the non-Congress Janata Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian independence activist
Indian politician
Prime Minister of India
human
ageAtDeath 99
awardReceived Bharat Ratna
Nishan-e-Pakistan
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1896-02-29
dateOfDeath 1995-04-10
educatedAt Wilson College, Mumbai
electedFrom Surat constituency
endTime 1979-07-28
familyName Desai
fullName Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
givenName Morarji
headOfGovernmentOf India
ideology Gandhian principles
conservatism
implementedPolicy promotion of fiscal austerity
rollback of Emergency-era measures
knownFor austerity and personal discipline
being the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India
leading the Janata Party government after the Emergency
movement Indian independence movement
notableEvent led Janata Party coalition government
oversaw end of Emergency legacy in India
notableWork role in the Janata Party government (1977–1979)
numberOfChildren 5
occupation civil servant
politician
orderInOffice 4th Prime Minister of India
placeOfBirth Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India
placeOfDeath Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
politicalParty Indian National Congress
Janata Party
positionHeld Chief Minister of Bombay State
Deputy Prime Minister of India
Finance Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
precededBy Indira Gandhi
reasonForResignation participation in Indian independence movement
religion Hinduism
resignedFrom Indian Civil Service
surface form: British Indian Civil Service
spouse Gujraben Desai
startTime 1977-03-24
succeededBy Chaudhary Charan Singh
surface form: Charan Singh
workedAs British Indian civil servant in Bombay Presidency

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Indira Gandhi succeededBy Morarji Desai
T. T. Krishnamachari succeededBy Morarji Desai
Ramdas Gandhi notableRelative Morarji Desai
Desai hasNotableBearer Morarji Desai
Janata Party foundedBy Morarji Desai
Janata Party notableLeader Morarji Desai