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Zail Singh
Politician
1916 – 1994
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Who was Zail Singh?
Giani Zail Singh was the seventh President of India, serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister.
His presidency was marked by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He died of injuries in 1994 after a car accident.
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- Born
- May 5, 1916
Punjab, India - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 25, 1994
Chandigarh
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on July 23, 2013
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