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Krishan Kant was the tenth President of India, serving from 1997 until his death in 2002. He was born in Kot Mohammad Khan, Tarn Taran District, Punjab Province, British India. He was educated at the Government College, Lahore and the University of Punjab, where he obtained a degree in law. Krishan Kant was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as a minister in the Government of India from 1972 to 1977. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1986. He was appointed as the Vice President of India in August 1992 and was elected as the President of India in July 1997. Krishan Kant was known for his commitment to social justice and human rights. He was a strong advocate of the rights of the poor and the marginalized. He was also a strong supporter of the United Nations and its efforts to promote peace and security. Krishan Kant was married to Shrimati Shanti Devi and had two sons, Rajiv and Sanjay. He died on 27 July 2002 at the age of 75.

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 28 February, 1927
Birthday 28 February
Birthplace Kot Mohammad Khan, Punjab Province, British India
Date of death (2002-07-27)
Died Place New Delhi, India
Nationality India

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Parents Achint Ram Satyavati Devi
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Children Divya Deepti Handa, Rashmi Kant and Sukant Kohli

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2010

His mother Satyavati Devi, another freedom fighter had also outlived him, finally dying in 2010.

2002

He died in New Delhi aged 75 after suffering from a massive heart attack on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office to lead a retired life. (He is the only Indian Vice President to die in office.)

2001

He was elected vice-president by Parliament as the joint candidate of the Indian National Congress and United Front. While serving as vice-president, there was a terrorist attack on the Parliament building in 2001; terrorists used fake labels to gain access to the premises and they crashed into his car.

1989

Kant was appointed governor of Andhra Pradesh by the V.P. Singh government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as Vice-President of India.

1979

He with Madhu Limaye was also responsible for the collapse of the Morarji Desai government installed by that coalition, by insisting that no member of the Janata Party could be the member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). This attack on dual membership was directed specifically at members of the Janata Party who had been members of the Jan Sangh, and continued to be members of the right-wing RSS, the Jan Sangh's ideological parent. The issue led to fall of Morarji Desai government in 1979, and the destruction of the Janata coalition.

1976

Krishan Kant was the founding general secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights, of which Jayprakash Narayan was the President in 1976. He was expelled from the Indian National Congress in 1975 for his opposition to the Emergency. He was later a member of Lok Sabha till 1980. He was the chairman of Committee on Railway Reservations and Bookings from 1972 to 1977.

1927

Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death 2002. Formerly, he was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972–1977).

Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan a village of Tarn Taran district in the Punjab Province of British India. His parents were independence activists Lala Achint Ram and Satyavati Devi.

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