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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru
Born14 November 1889
Allahabad, British Raj
Died27 May 1964
New Delhi, India
Political orientationSocial democracy
Progressive nationalism
Political partyIndian 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]

  1. Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Peasant Soviets' (pp. 55–56). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.
  2. Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Belgrade' (p. 101). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]
  3. Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Bali' (p. 162). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]