Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Preceded by Position Established Succeeded by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Personal details- Born 3 December 1884 Ziradei, Siwan, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bihar, India) Died 28 February 1963 (aged 78) Patna, Bihar, India Nationality Indian Political party Indian National Congress , Spouse(s) Rajvanshi Devi (d.1962)
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Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, scholar and subsequently, the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962.[1] He was an Indian political leader and lawyer by training. Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg
1st President of India
In office
26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962
Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice President
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by
Position established
C. Rajagopalachari as the Governor General of India
Succeeded by
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Personal details
Born
3 December 1884
Ziradei, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India)
Died
28 February 1963 (aged 78)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Rajavanshi Devi Prasad
(m. 1896; died 1962)
Alma mater
University of Calcutta
Awards
Bharat Ratna (1962)