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Biography of Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Name: Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Birth Date: June 25, 1931
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Allahabad, India
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupations: prime minister
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (born 1931) became India's eighth prime minister on December 2, 1989, heading a minority National Front coalition government that ended a decade of continuous Congress Party rule. However, he was ousted less than a year later.Born in the north Indian city of Allahabad on June 25, 1931, Vishwanath Pratap Singh was adopted by the raja (ruler) of Manda principality in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1955 he married the former Sita Kumari, who was a close confidante. They had two sons. Educated at the Universities of Allahabad and Poona, Singh held two bachelor's and one law degree. He became involved in politics as vice-president of the student union at Allahabad University, joined the Congress Party, and in 1969 was elected to the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.Two years later Singh became the parliamentary representative from Phulpur constituency in the Uttar Pradesh. In 1974 the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, named him Union deputy …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…his own, requested that the SPG, in order to save money, no longer provide security for him and his family. In a letter to, then Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Singh stated, "It will not be possible to accept an alternative cover if it puts the same burden on the treasury and the poor man as the SPG does." In January 1997 Singh announced he was taking a sabbatical from active politics. Associated Organizations Further Reading There is little published material on Vishwanath Pratap Singh except for news and comment magazines. For example, Edward Desmond, "A brash new middle class is stirring up social revolution" in TIME (November 13, 1989), sets the stage for Singh's election victory, while Lisa Berger, "The Fall of the House of Nehru," TIME (December 11, 1989), reports the victory of Singh's party. Scattered information on Singh can be found in India newspapers such as India Today and The Hindu.
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