Zail Singh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician and former President of India
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Place of Birth: Sandhwan, Punjab, India
About Zail Singh
- Giani Zail Singh (pronunciation ; born Jarnail Singh, 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was the seventh President of India serving from 1982 to 1987.
- Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister.
- He also served as the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1983 to 1986. His presidency was marked by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- He died of injuries in 1994, after a car accident.
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