Janata PartyDeceased · 1995Male

Morarji Desai

6th Prime Minister of India (1977–1979)

Born 1896 · Died 1995 (aged 99)

Wilson College, Mumbai

About

Morarji Desai was India's first non-Congress Prime Minister, leading the Janata Party coalition to power after the Emergency. A former Deputy PM and Finance Minister under Nehru and Indira Gandhi who had himself been imprisoned during the Emergency, he resigned in July 1979 as the Janata coalition collapsed. Known for his strict asceticism, he was awarded both the Bharat Ratna (India) and Nishan-e-Pakistan — the only person to receive both countries' highest civilian honours.

Lifespan

1896–1995

Education

Wilson College, Mumbai

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