Jyoti Basu
| Jyoti Basu জ্যোতি বসু |
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Jyoti Basu in Calcutta on 21 December 1996
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| 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
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In office 21 June 1977 – 6 November 2000 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya |
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In office 1977–2001 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sonali Guha |
| Constituency | Satgachhia |
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In office 1951–1972 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee |
| Constituency | Baranagar |
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Jyotirindra Basu 8 July 1914 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 17 January 2010 (aged 95) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Resting place | Indira Bhavan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse(s) | Basanti Basu (1940–1942) Kamala Basu (1948–2003) |
| Children | One son |
| Residence | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.jyotibasu.net |
| As of 17 January, 2010 (aged 96) Source: Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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Jyoti Basu (Bengali: জ্যোতি বসু; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010); or Jyotirindra Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal state from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister in the country's history. Basu was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo from the time of the party's founding (The CPI(M) was formed at the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of India held in Calcutta from 31 October to 7 November 1964) in 1964 until 2008. From 2008 until his death in 2010 he remained a permanent invitee to the central committee of the party.
Jyotirindra Basu was born 8 July 1914 at 43/1 Harrison Road (now Mahatma Gandhi Road) in Kolkata (then known as Calcutta) into a very affluent Bengali family. His father, Nishikanta Basu, was a doctor settled in Kolkata who hailed from the village of Barudi in Narayanganj District, East Bengal (Bangladesh), while his mother Hemalata Basu was a housewife. Basu grew up in a large Indian-style joint family, consisting of his parents, siblings, paternal uncles, their wives and children. The family, who had lived in a rented house in Kolkata in addition to retaining ancestral properties East Bengal, purchased a spacious mansion at 55-A, Hindustan Road in 1920, and this is where Basu grew up.
Basu's schooling started at Loreto School at Dharmatala in Kolkata in 1920, and he was moved in 1925 to St. Xavier's School. While admitting him to school, Basu's father shortened his name from Jyotirindra Basu to Jyoti Basu, and the shortened name stuck for life. After completing school, Basu took an undergraduate degree in English literature honours from Presidency College, University of Calcutta.
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