Jawaharlal Nehru | |
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| Born | 14 November 1889 Allahabad, British Raj |
| Died | 27 May 1964 New Delhi, India |
| Political orientation | Social democracy Progressive nationalism |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an anti-colonial Indian politician and independence activist who served as India's first prime minister from 1947 to 1964.
Political views
Nehru admired the Soviet Union when he visited it in 1927 and noted that the material conditions of India were similar to those of pre-revolutionary Russia.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Peasant Soviets' (pp. 55–56). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.