R. Venkataraman

His Excellency

Ramaswamy Venkataraman
His Excellency; Ramaswamy Venkataraman
இராமசுவாமி வெங்கடராமன்
	R. Venkataraman
8th President of India
	In office; 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi; V. P. Singh; Chandra Shekhar; P. V. Narasimha Rao
Vice President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	Zail Singh
Succeeded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
7th Vice President of India
	In office; 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987
President	Zail Singh
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi; Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Mohammad Hidayatullah
Succeeded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zail Singh
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Sethi
Minister of Defence
	In office; 15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Minister of Finance
	In office; 14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Succeeded by	Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born	Ramaswamy Venkataraman; 4 December 1910; Rajamadam, Madras Presidency, British India; (now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	27 January 2009 (aged 98); New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Janaki Venkataraman
Alma mater	University of Madras
Profession	Lawyer; Politician;
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Ramaswamy Venkataraman (pronunciation , 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009)^[1]^[2] was an Indian lawyer, activist and politician. He was the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.^[3]

Venkataraman died on 27 January 2009, at a hospital in New Delhi from multiple organ failure caused by kidney disease at the age of 98.^[4]

References

↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1 January 2010). Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3.
↑ Vinay Kumar (28 January 2009) R. Venkataraman passes away. The Hindu
↑ "Shri Ramaswami Venkataraman – R.Venkataraman – Past President of India". Pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
↑ "Former President Venkataraman dead". Sindh Today. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009.

[1] Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1 January 2010). Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3.

[2] Vinay Kumar (28 January 2009) R. Venkataraman passes away. The Hindu

[3] "Shri Ramaswami Venkataraman – R.Venkataraman – Past President of India". Pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

[sindh_today-4] "Former President Venkataraman dead". Sindh Today. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009.

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