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Rajendra Prasad

1884–1963 · 20th century

Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence leader and lawyer from Bihar who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962. A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi from the Champaran campaign of 1917 and a leader of the Indian National Congress, he presided over the Constituent Assembly that drafted the constitution. He is the only Indian president to have served two full terms.

Rajendra Prasad
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rajendra Prasad. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajendra-prasad
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