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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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- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1995
- Works
- 24
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- Separation of executive and judicial functions in Bombay state
- Democratic socialism
- Vizit Premʹer-Ministra Indii M. Desai v Sovetskiĭ Soi︠u︡z, 21-26 okti︠a︡bri︠a︡ 1977 g.
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- Morārajī Desāī
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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.