R. Venkataraman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids His Excellency Ramaswamy Venkataraman
இராமசுவாமி வெங்கடராமன்
R. Venkataraman
8th President of India
In office 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao
Vice President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	Zail Singh
Succeeded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
7th Vice President of India
In office 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987
President	Zail Singh
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Mohammad Hidayatullah
Succeeded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Zail Singh
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Sethi
Minister of Defence
In office 15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Minister of Finance
In office 14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Succeeded by	Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born	Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910-12-04)4 December 1910 Rajamadam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 98) New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Janaki Venkataraman
Alma mater	University of Madras
Profession	Lawyer Politician
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Ramaswamy Venkataraman (, 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, activist and politician. He was the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.

Venkataraman died on 27 January 2009 at a hospital in New Delhi from multiple organ failure caused by kidney disease at the age of 98.

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  As President of India Venkataraman led 11 state visits including to USSR, Pakistan, Japan and China.