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Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was 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

Vice President

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Preceded by

Position established

C. Rajagopalachari as the Governor General of India Prime Minister = Jawaharlal Nehru

Succeeded by

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Personal details

Born

3 December 1884

Jiradei, Bengal Presidency, British India

(now in Bihar, India)

Died

28 February 1963 (aged 78)

Patna, Bihar, India

Political party

Indian National Congress

Spouse(s)

Rajavanshi Devi

(m. 1896; died 1961)

Alma mater

University of Calcutta

Awards

Bharat Ratna (1962)

When India became a republic in 1950, Prasad was elected its first president by the Constituent Assembly. Following the general election of 1951, he was elected president by the electoral college of the first Parliament of India and its state legislatures. As president, Prasad established a tradition of non-partisanship and independence for the office-bearer, and retired from Congress party politics. Although a ceremonial head of state, Prasad encouraged the development of education in India and advised the Nehru government on several occasions. In 1957, Prasad was re-elected to the presidency, becoming the only president to serve two full terms.[2]

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