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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morarji Desai canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence activist
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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
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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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