4th Prime Minister of India

Morarji Desai

In office: 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Party: Janata Party
Born in: Bhadeli, Gujarat
Lived: 1896–1995
Days in office: 856
In order: 1977–1979: after Indira Gandhi, before Charan Singh

Key achievements & events

India's first prime minister not from the Congress party
Led the Janata government elected after the Emergency
Restored civil liberties; the 44th Amendment made it much harder to declare an Emergency
Improved relations with China and Pakistan

Remember: At 81 he was the oldest person to become prime minister. He is the only Indian awarded both the Bharat Ratna and Pakistan's Nishan-e-Pakistan.

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