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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (pronunciation ⓘ; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980), better known as V. V. Giri was an Indian politician and activist who served as the president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969.
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V. V. Giri became the acting president in 1969 after Zakir Husain died in office. Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5]
Following the death of Zakir Husain in 1969, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned from the post of vice president to contest the presidential election and got elected. [7] Out of 14 vice presidents, six of them later went on to become the president. [7] Krishan Kant has been the only one to die during his tenure. [8] M.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, more commonly known as V. V. Giri, was sworn in as the Acting President of India a few hours after the sudden death of President Zakir Husain from a heart attack. President Husain had returned to New Delhi the night before from a tour of India's eastern region and had been preparing for a scheduled checkup from his team ...
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