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V. P. Singh was an Indian political leader who served as Prime Minister of India for about a year, from 1989 to 1990. He is a notable figure in Indian political history, though his tenure was relatively brief and marked by significant political challenges.
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Key facts
- President
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman
- Vice president
- Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Deputy
- Devi Lal (until August 1990)
- Preceded by
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Succeeded by
- Chandra Shekhar
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Governor
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
- Constituency
- Uttar Pradesh
- Title s
- Zamindar of Manda
- Pretend from
- 1971–2008
- Monarchy abolished
- Sovereign Monarchy , 1947 ( Instrument of Accession ), Titular Monarchy , 1971 ( 26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution )
- Successor
- Ajeya Pratap Singh
- Reign
- 1941–1947
- Predecessor
- Ram Gopal Singh
- Titular reign
- 1947–1971
- Born
- ( 1931-06-25 ) 25 June 1931, Allahabad , United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , British India
- Died
- 27 November 2008 (2008-11-27) (aged 77), New Delhi , Delhi , India
- Spouse
- Sita Kumari ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 25 June 1955</span>"}]]}'>1955 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Singh
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Prayagraj
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Minister of External Affairs
- Political party
- Janata Dal
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg
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- V. P. Singh
- date of birth
- 1931-06-25
- date of death
- 2008-11-27
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- विश्वनाथ प्रताप सिंह
- cause of death
- multiple myeloma
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Encyclopedic overview
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008) was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
Some Pakistani historians state that Singh's family originated from a village in the Yaqubi area of District Peshawar (present-day Swabi, Pakistan), and that after the Partition of India in 1947 he moved with his mother to live at his uncle's home.
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