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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Biography and Timeline

Follow Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan through 4 dated historical records for India.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1952–1975Years on this page

1952

Vice President

Vice President · Government / Government of India

Appointed Vice President of India.

Role range: 1952-1962

1962

President of India

President of India · Government / Government of India

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan takes office as the second President of India.

Role range: 1962-1967

National Emergency

President · President of India · New Delhi · Warfare / China War

President Radhakrishnan proclaims a national emergency as the border war with China intensifies.

Role range: 1962-1962 – 1962-1967

1975

Death of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Government / Government of India

Death of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.