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Jawaharlal Nehru

1889 – 1964 Indian independence leader, prime minister

India's first prime minister and a founder of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Religion
Secular; Hindu background
Affiliations
Indian National Congress; Non-Aligned Movement

Jawaharlal Nehru was a leader of the Indian independence movement and served as the country's first prime minister from 1947 until 1964. He pursued state-led planning and industrialization and helped found the Non-Aligned Movement to keep newly independent nations out of the Cold War blocs. His policies shaped Indian democracy and its posture toward the Global South.

Connections

  • family of Indira Gandhi — Her father.
  • family of Indira Gandhi — His daughter, later Prime Minister.
  • ally of Mahatma Gandhi — Political ally and chosen successor in the independence movement.
  • student of Mahatma Gandhi — Mentored by Gandhi in the independence movement.

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