Neelam Sanjiva Reddy facts for kids

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
His Excellency ; Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
6th President of India
	In office; 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai; Charan Singh; Indira Gandhi
Vice President	B. D. Jatti; Mohammad Hidayatullah
Preceded by	B. D. Jatti (Acting)
Succeeded by	Zail Singh
4th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
	In office; 17 March 1967 – 19 July 1969
Deputy	R.K. Khadilkar
Preceded by	Sardar Hukam Singh
Succeeded by	Gurdial Singh Dhillon
	In office; 26 March 1977 – 13 July 1977
Deputy	Godey Murahari
Preceded by	Bali Ram Bhagat
Succeeded by	K. S. Hegde
1st Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 12 March 1962 – 20 February 1964
Governor	Bhim Sen Sachar; Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
Preceded by	Damodaram Sanjivayya
Succeeded by	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
	In office; 1 November 1956 – 11 January 1960
Governor	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi; Bhim Sen Sachar
Succeeded by	Damodaram Sanjivayya
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
	In office; 7 March 1982 – 11 March 1983
Preceded by	Fidel Castro
Succeeded by	Zail Singh
Personal details
Born	19 May 1913; Illur, Anantapur District, Madras Presidency, British India; (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	1 June 1996 (aged 83); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	Janata Party (since 1977)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 1977)
Spouse(s)	Neelam Nagaratnamma
Alma mater	University of Madras

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996) was an Indian politician. He was the sixth President of India from 1977 to 1982. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1967 to 1969 and again in 1977.

Reddy died on 1 June 1996 from pneumonia in Bangalore, Karnataka at the age of 83.

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President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy led seven state visits between 1980 and 1982. He visited USSR, Bulgaria, Kenya, Zambia, UK, Ireland, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Yugoslavia.