Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
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| 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India | |
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In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by |
Charan Singh Jagjivan Ram |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Morarji Desai |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
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In office 14 November 1966 – 27 June 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
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In office 10 October 1974 – 24 March 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 27 June 1970 – 10 October 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Chidambaram Subramaniam |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 14 November 1962 – 14 November 1966 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 1 May 1960 – 14 November 1962 |
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| Governor |
Sri Prakasa Paramasiva Subbarayan Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Marotrao Kannamwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव बळवंतराव चव्हाण 12 March 1913 Devrashtre, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 25 November 1984 (aged 71) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (Before 1977; 1981–1984) |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress-Urs (1977) Janata Party (1977–1978) Indian National Congress-Socialist (1978–1981) |
| Spouse(s) | Venutai Chavan |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People. He advocated social democracy in his speeches and articles and was instrumental in establishing co-operatives in Maharashtra for the betterment of the farmers.
Yashwantrao Chavan was born in a Maratha Hendre Patil family on 12 March 1913 in the village of Devrashtre in Satara District (now in Sangli District) of Maharashtra, India. He lost his father in his early childhood and was brought up by his uncle and mother. His mother taught him about self-dependency and patriotism. From his childhood he was fascinated by the freedom struggle of India.
Despite the adverse family situation,Chavan was an active participant in the struggle for independence of India. In 1930, he was fined for his participation in the Non-cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. During this period he came in contact with Swami Ramanand Bharti, Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale, Gaurihar (Appasaheb) Sihasane V. S. Page and Govind Kruparam Wani. Their friendship lasted forever. In 1932, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hoisting the Indian flag in Satara.
Chavan obtained his B.A. degree in history and political science from Bombay University in 1938. In this period, he was involved in many social activities and was closely associated with the Congress party and its leaders, such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Keshavrao Jedhe. In 1940, he became President of Satara District Congress. In 1941 he passed his LLB. In 1942, he married Venutai at Phaltan in Dist Satara.
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