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Vallabhbhai Patel

1875–1950 · 20th century · Also known as Sardar Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel, known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian independence leader and the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India, from 1947 until his death in 1950. A lawyer from Gujarat, he led peasant campaigns such as the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 and became a senior figure in the Indian National Congress. As minister for the states he oversaw the integration of more than five hundred princely states into the Indian Union.

Vallabhbhai Patel
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