K. R. Narayanan
| K. R. Narayanan | |
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| കെ.ആർ. നാരായണൻ | |
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| 10th President of India | |
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In office 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 |
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| Prime Minister |
I. K. Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Vice President | Krishan Kant |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Vice President of India | |
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In office 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 |
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| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Prime Minister |
P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Krishan Kant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan കോച്ചേരിൽ രാമൻ നാരായണൻ 27 October 1920 Perumthanam, Travancore, British India (now Uzhavoor, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 9 November 2005 (aged 85) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Usha Narayanan (m. 1951–2005) |
| Alma mater |
University of Kerala (B.A., M.A.) London School of Economics (B.Sc) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Kocheril Raman Narayanan (
listen ; 27 October 1920 – 9 November 2005) was the tenth President of India.
Born in Perumthanam, Uzhavoor village, in the princely state of Travancore (present day Kottayam district, Kerala), and after a brief stint with journalism and then studying political science at the London School of Economics with the assistance of a scholarship, Narayanan began his career in India as a member of the Indian Foreign Service in the Nehru administration. He served as ambassador to Japan, United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, People's Republic of China and United States of America and was referred to by Nehru as "the best diplomat of the country". He entered politics at Indira Gandhi's request and won three successive general elections to the Lok Sabha and served as a Minister of State in the Union Cabinet under former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Elected as the ninth Vice President in 1992, Narayanan went on to become President in 1997. He was the first – and, so far, only – member of the Dalit community, to hold the post.
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