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Baldev Singh
Politician
1902 – 1961
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Who was Baldev Singh?
Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader, he was an Indian independence movement leader and the first Defence Minister of India. Moreover, he represented the Punjabi Sikh community in the processes of negotiations that resulted in the independence of India, as well as the Partition of India in 1947.
After independence, Baldev Singh was chosen to become as the first Minister of Defence, and served in this post during the first Kashmir war between India and Pakistan. He is addressed often with the title of Sardar, which in Punjabi and Hindi means Leader or Chief.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1902
Rupnagar - Religion
- Sikhism
- Sikh
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Khalsa College, Amritsar
- Lived in
- Rupnagar
- Died
- 1961
Delhi
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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