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Morarji Desai

Also known as Morarji Ranchhodji Desai

Prime Minister of India (1977-1979)

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Morarji Desai was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979, leading the country during a significant transitional period following the end of the Emergency declared by his predecessor. He is notable for being the first non-Congress Party prime minister of independent India, representing a major political shift in the nation's governance.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Morarji Desai is referenced by 1,193 other articles, and connects out to Chidambaram Subramaniam, Mumbai and vegetarianism.

Vinony files it under 1896 births, 1995 deaths and 20th-century prime ministers of India.

Its subject is documented across 60 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: human
Family name: Desai
Gender: male
Citizenship: Dominion of India
Place of birth: Valsad district
Place of death: Mumbai
Political party: Janata Party
Languages spoken: Hindi
Religion: Hinduism
Award: Bharat Ratna
Image: Morarji Desai 1978b.jpg

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Commons category: Morarji Desai
date of birth: 1896-02-29
date of death: 1995-04-10
name in native language: मोरारजी देसाई
candidacy in election: 1971 Indian general election

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Encyclopedic overview

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as the chief minister of Bombay State, the home minister, the finance minister, and the deputy prime minister.

Following the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Desai was a strong contender for the position of Prime Minister, only to be defeated by Indira Gandhi in 1966. He was appointed as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet, until 1969. When Indian National Congress split in 1969 he became a part of the INC (O). After the controversial emergency was lifted in 1977, the political parties of the opposition fought together against the INC (I), under the umbrella of the Janata Party, and won the 1977 election. Desai was elected prime minister, and became the first non-Congress prime minister of India. Desai was the second and the last prime minister to have been born in the nineteenth century.

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