V. V. Giri

V. V. Giri
Giri in 1971
4th President of India
In office 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Vice President	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Preceded by	Himself [a]
Succeeded by	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Acting
In office 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zakir Husain
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hidayatullah
3rd Vice President of India
In office 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
President	Zakir Husain
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zakir Hussain
Succeeded by	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Mysore State
In office 2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa
Preceded by	Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
Succeeded by	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Kerala
In office 1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965
Chief Minister	Pattom Thanu Pillai R. Sankar
Preceded by	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Succeeded by	Ajit Prasad Jain
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 10 June 1957 – 30 June 1960
Chief Minister	Sampurnanand
Preceded by	Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Succeeded by	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency
In office 30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947
Chief Minister	Tanguturi Prakasam
Personal details
Born	Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-08-10)10 August 1894 Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Brahmapur, Odisha, India)
Died	24 June 1980(1980-06-24) (aged 85) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai)
Cause of death	Heart attack
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Saraswati Bai ​ ​ (m. 1926; died 1978)​
Children	14
Relatives	Adruti Laxmibai (sister)[1] Palagummi Sainath (grandson)
Alma mater	Khallikote College, University of Madras[2] University College Dublin
Profession	Activist Politician
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1975)
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (pronunciation^ⓘ; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the third vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969. He was the first president to be elected as an independent candidate.^[3] He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as president in 1974.^[4] After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.

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