V. V. Giri

His Excellency

V. V. Giri
His Excellency; V. V. Giri
	File:VV Giri 1974 stamp of India.jpg V. V. Giri
4th President of India
	In office; 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974
Vice President	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Preceded by	Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
Succeeded by	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
	In office; 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zakir Hussain
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
3rd Vice President of India
	In office; 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
President	Zakir Hussain
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zakir Hussain
Succeeded by	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Mysore State
	In office; 2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa
Preceded by	Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
Succeeded by	Gopal Swarup Pathak
Governor of Kerala
	In office; 1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965
Chief Minister	Pattom Thanu Pillai; R. Sankar
Preceded by	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Succeeded by	Ajit Prasad Jain
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 10 June 1956 – 30 June 1960
Chief Minister	Sampurnanand
Preceded by	Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Succeeded by	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency
	In office; 30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947
Chief Minister	Tanguturi Prakasam
Personal details
Born	Varahagiri Venkata Giri; 10 August 1894; Berhampur, Ganjam District, Madras Presidency, British India (Present day Odisha, India)
Died	24 June 1980 (aged 85); Madras, Tamil Nadu, India; (now Chennai)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Saraswati Bai (1904–1978)
Relatives	Adruti Laxmibai (sister); Palagummi Sainath (grandson);
Alma mater	Khallikote College; University College Dublin
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1975)

Varahagiri Venkata Giri commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of India. He was also the 3rd Vice President of India. He was the President from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. As President, Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate.^[3] He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974.^[4] After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.^[5]

Reference[change]

↑ Dasarathi Bhuyan. "Participation of Women of Ganjam District in the Freedom Movement of India" (PDF). Orissa Review. pp. 18–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
↑ "Why Indian Farmers Kill Themselves; Why Lange's Photographs are Phony". Counterpunch.org. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "NDA vs Oppn: India might to witness tightest presidential poll since 1969". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2017.
↑ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/gal.html
↑ M.V. Kamath (1 November 2009). Journalist's Handbook. Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-7069-9026-3.

[Participation_of_Women_of_Ganjam_District_in_the_Freedom_Movement_of_India-1] Dasarathi Bhuyan. "Participation of Women of Ganjam District in the Freedom Movement of India" (PDF). Orissa Review. pp. 18–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[cockburn-2] "Why Indian Farmers Kill Themselves; Why Lange's Photographs are Phony". Counterpunch.org. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "NDA vs Oppn: India might to witness tightest presidential poll since 1969". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2017.

[4] ttp://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/gal.html

[Kamath2009-5] M.V. Kamath (1 November 2009). Journalist's Handbook. Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-7069-9026-3.

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