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V. P. Singh

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V. P. Singh

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Also known as Vishwanath Pratap Singh

Prime Minister of India (1989-1990)

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V. P. Singh (1931–2008) was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India. He also held the positions of Minister of Defence, Minister of Finance, and Minister of External Affairs. Born in Prayagraj, he was a member of the Indian National Congress and the Janata Dal. Singh died in New Delhi of multiple myeloma.

He was educated at the University of Allahabad, Savitribai Phule Pune University, and Fergusson College. Singh was a Hindu and held citizenship in India, the British Raj, and the Dominion of India.

As an author, Singh wrote eight works, including "Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry - a Knowledge Book," "Livestock Products Technology," "Abattoir Practices by-Products and Wool Technology," "Ethnobotany of Bhil tribe," and "Nitrogen movement in water draining from irrigated riceland."

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Works
8

Top works

  • Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry - a Knowledge Book
  • Livestock Products Technology
  • Abattoir Practices by-Products and Wool Technology
  • Calculation of spherical wave reflection and transmission coefficients and their application to shallow seismic exploration
  • Ethnobotany of Bhil tribe

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Type
Person
Country
IN
Active from
1941-02-08
Active to
2011-10-10

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Key facts

President
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Vice president
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Deputy
Devi Lal (until August 1990)
Preceded by
Rajiv Gandhi
Succeeded by
Chandra Shekhar
Prime minister
Himself
Governor
Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Constituency
Uttar Pradesh
Title s
Zamindar of Manda
Pretend from
1971–2008
Monarchy abolished
Sovereign Monarchy , 1947 ( Instrument of Accession ), Titular Monarchy , 1971 ( 26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution )
Successor
Ajeya Pratap Singh
Reign
1941–1947
Predecessor
Ram Gopal Singh
Titular reign
1947–1971
Born
( 1931-06-25 ) 25 June 1931, Allahabad , United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , British India
Died
27 November 2008 (2008-11-27) (aged 77), New Delhi , Delhi , India
Spouse
Sita Kumari ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 25 June 1955</span>"}]]}'>1955 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008) was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.

Some Pakistani historians state that Singh's family originated from a village in the Yaqubi area of District Peshawar (present-day Swabi, Pakistan), and that after the Partition of India in 1947 he moved with his mother to live at his uncle's home.

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