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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[edit | edit source]
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] In 1954, he called for a ban on testing nuclear weapons.[2]
Prime Minister[edit | edit source]
Despite his earlier support for the Soviet Union, Nehru removed a Communist government from power in Kerala.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Peasant Soviets' (pp. 55–56). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Belgrade' (p. 101). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Bali' (p. 162). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]