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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

1913 - 1996

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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996) was an Indian politician who served as the president of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the independence movement, he went on to hold several key offices in independent India – as deputy chief minister of Andhra state and the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister— before becoming the Indian president. Born in present-day Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, Reddy completed his schooling at Adayar and joined the Government Arts College at Anantapur. He quit to become an Indian independence activist and was jailed for participating in the Quit India Movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the 10,296th most popular politician (down from 7,601st in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from India (down from 251st in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ranks 10,296 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir Bakarić, Jens Otto Krag, Demetrios I Kantakouzenos, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, and Demophon of Athens. After him are Jozef Lenárt, Gabriel Terra, Boniface Alexandre, Anselmo Alliegro y Milá, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Hernán Siles Zuazo.

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Among people born in 1913, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ranks 147. Before him are Richard Tucker, Véra Clouzot, Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Alfonso López Michelsen, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, and Nicolas Grunitzky. After him are Renato Castellani, Earle Meadows, Alexander Kotov, Gig Young, Elisaveta Bykova, and Hajo Herrmann. Among people deceased in 1996, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ranks 116. Before him are Gerry Mulligan, Margaux Hemingway, Petro Shelest, Karl Rappan, Pierre Grimal, and Don Simpson. After him are Hernán Siles Zuazo, José Donoso, Idries Shah, Jo Van Fleet, Edison Denisov, and Tamara Toumanova.

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In India

Among people born in India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ranks 376 out of 1,861. Before him are Nagarjuna (1959), Merle Oberon (1911), Anna Hazare (1937), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Swaminarayan (1781), and Feroze Gandhi (1912). After him are Khudiram Bose (1889), Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864), Shakuntala Devi (1929), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), and Guru Hargobind (1595).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ranks 122. Before him are Sikandar Jah (1768), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), Rani Durgavati (1524), Pinarayi Vijayan (1945), Rajnath Singh (1951), and Feroze Gandhi (1912). After him are Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), Guru Hargobind (1595), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), and K. Kamaraj (1903).

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