George Fernandes
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George Fernandes was a prominent Indian socialist leader, trade unionist, and politician known for his fierce opposition to authoritarianism and his role as a key figure in resistance movements during the 1970s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Fernandes canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian politician
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human ⓘ socialist leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| child | Sean Fernandes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-01-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mangalorean Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Mathew Fernandes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in resistance movements during the 1970s
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opposition to the Emergency in India ⓘ role in the Baroda dynamite case ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Konkani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian trade union movement
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anti-Emergency movement in India ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Baroda dynamite case trial
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Kargil War oversight as Defence Minister ⓘ arrest during the Emergency in 1976 ⓘ role in formation of Janata Party government in 1977 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of All India Railwaymen’s Federation
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leadership of Bombay taxi drivers’ union ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ trade union organiser ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2004-05-22 ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Defence Minister of India in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1998-03-19 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mangalore, Karnataka, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Delhi, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | socialism ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Janata Dal
NERFINISHED
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Janata Dal (United) NERFINISHED ⓘ Janata Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Praja Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Samata Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Defence Minister of India
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha ⓘ Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha ⓘ Minister of Communications of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Railways Minister of India ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | New Delhi, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Leila Kabir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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