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Nuon Chea

Politics; General politics

Nuon Chea born 7 July 1926 also known as Long Bunruot , is a Cambodian former communist politician who was chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge. He was commonly known as "Brother Number Two", ...

Janet Yellen

Politics; General politics

Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist. She is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014 ...

The first among thirteen Presidents of Independent India was Rajendra Prasad. He took office in 1952 till 1957 and was re-elected for a second term that ended on May 12, 1962. A freedom fighter, he ...

Sarvepalli Radakrishnan

Politics; General politics

A noted and prominent philosopher and writer, the second President of India was Sarvepalli Radakrishnan. He also served as the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra and Banaras Hindu University. His term lasted ...

Zakir Hussain

Politics; General politics

Zakir Hussain attained office on May 13 1967 and died while in term on May 3, 1969. A recipient of Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibushan, he was also the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.

Varahagiri Venkata Giri

Politics; General politics

V.V. Giri was appointed the acting president of India on May 3 1969 after the untimely demise of Zakir Hussain. His term ended on July 20 1969. Incidentally he was also the Vice-president between ...

Mohammad Hidayatullah

Politics; General politics

He served as the acting president from July 20, 1969 till August 24 1969. Also became the sixth Vice-President from August 31 1979 till August 30 1984. He is well regarded as an eminent jurist, ...