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Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress in the independence movement, he went on to hold several key offices in independent India – as deputy chief minister of Andhra state and the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister— before becoming the Indian president.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"19 May 1913","date":"1913-05-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kadapa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30651"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1 June 1996","date":"1996-06-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bengaluru","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1355"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286","end":"1947-08-14"},{"text":"India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668","start":"1950-01-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Janata Party (1977–1996)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2352638","start":"1977","end":"1996"},{"text":"Indian National Congress (until 1977)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10225","end":"1977"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Madras","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364464"},{"text":"Rishi Valley School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7336050"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (7 March 1983 – 11 March 1983)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15647601","start":"1983-03-07","end":"1983-03-11"},{"text":"President of India (25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313383","start":"1977-07-25","end":"1982-07-25"},{"text":"Speaker of the Lok Sabha (26 March 1977 – 13 July 1977)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3344881","start":"1977-03-26","end":"1977-07-13"},{"text":"Speaker of the Lok Sabha (17 March 1967 – 19 July 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3344881","start":"1967-03-17","end":"1969-07-19"},{"text":"Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (12 March 1962 – 20 February 1964)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813083","start":"1962-03-12","end":"1964-02-20"},{"text":"Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1 November 1956 – 11 January 1960)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813083","start":"1956-11-01","end":"1960-01-11"},{"text":"Member of the Constituent Assembly of India (6 July 1946 – 24 January 1950)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61945113","start":"1946-07-06","end":"1950-01-24"},{"text":"Member of the 4th Lok Sabha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16308396"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336913"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Neelam Sanjiva Reddy born?","a":"Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was born on 19 May 1913 in Kadapa."},{"q":"What positions has Neelam Sanjiva Reddy held?","a":"Positions held by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy include: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1983–1983); President of India (1977–1982); Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1977–1977); Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1967–1969); Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1962–1964)."},{"q":"Where did Neelam Sanjiva Reddy study?","a":"Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was educated at University of Madras, Rishi Valley School."}],"related":[{"name":"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mahmoud-ahmadinejad"},{"name":"Hosni Mubarak","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hosni-mubarak"},{"name":"Gamal Abdel Nasser","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gamal-abdel-nasser"},{"name":"Hassan Rouhani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hassan-rouhani"},{"name":"Mohamed Morsi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohamed-morsi"},{"name":"Zail Singh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zail-singh"},{"name":"A. 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