R. Venkataraman

Trivia

• He was the 8th President of the Republic of India, serving from 1987 to 1992.
• Before his election as President, Venkataraman served nearly 4 years as the 7th Vice-President.
• A member of the Indian National Congress party, he has held numerous ministerial positions in the term of his political career.
• He is currently the third oldest living former head of state in the world behind Aden Abdullah Osman Daar and Anthony Mamo.
• He is also the only living former President of India.
• Ramaswamy Venkataraman was born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
• Educated locally and in the city of Madras, Venkataraman obtained his Master Degree in Economics from Madras University.
• He later qualified in Law from the Law College, Madras.
• While practicing Law, Venkataraman was drawn into the movement for India`s freedom from Britain`s colonial subjugation.
• His active participation in the Indian National Congress`s celebrated resistance to the British Government, the `Quit India Movement of 1942`, Venkataraman`s interest in the Law continued during this period.