Shankar Dayal Sharma pronunciation (help·info) (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian politician.
He was the ninth President of India from 1992 to 1997. Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman.
Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
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शंकर दयाल शर्मा | |
9th President of India | |
In office 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 | |
Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
Vice President | K. R. Narayanan |
Preceded by | R. Venkatar |
Succeeded by | K. R. Narayanan |
8th Vice President of India | |
In office 3 September 1987 – 25 July 1992 | |
President | R. Venkataraman |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh |
Preceded by | R. Venkataraman |
Succeeded by | K. R. Narayanan |
Governor of Maharashtra | |
In office 3 April 1986 – 2 September 1987 | |
Chief Minister | Shankarrao Chavan |
Preceded by | Kona Prabhakar Rao |
Succeeded by | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
Governor of Punjab Administrator of Chandigarh | |
In office 26 November 1985 – 2 April 1986 | |
Chief Minister | Surjit Singh Barnala |
Preceded by | Hokishe Sema |
Succeeded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 29 August 1984 – 26 November 1985 | |
Chief Minister | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao N. T. Rama Rao |
Preceded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
Succeeded by | Kumudben Manishankar Joshi |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) | 19 August 1918
Died | 26 December 1999 New Delhi, India | (aged 81)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Vimala Sharma |
Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow University of Cambridge Lincoln's Inn Harvard University |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
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