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Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934), also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, [1] [2] is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India.
Dec 19, 2015 · Pratibha Patil was dubbed as the most merciful President in 30 years since 1981 as she commuted the death sentences of 35 petitioners to life; According to the records, Patil was noted for having spent more money on foreign trips, and having taken a greater number of foreign trips, than any prior president
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Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon village of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. Smt. Patil assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She was the first woman to have been elected to this august office.
The land was owned by the Indian military and was intended for use by the widows of servicemen. Patil eventually abandoned that project and moved into a renovated house in Pune. In addition, she came under fire for commuting sentences of death to life in prison for a large number of inmates convicted of particularly violent crimes.
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- Indian lawyer and politician Pratibha Patil was the first woman to serve as president of India (2007–12).
- Pratibha Patil earned a master’s degree in political science and economics at Moolji Jaitha College, Jalgaon, and later received a law degree from...
- During her political career, Pratibha Patil distinguished herself for her loyalty to her party, the Indian National Congress. Her term in the large...
Pratibha Patil is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. Get to know more about her journey right from personal to political and presidential to post-presidential.
Jul 23, 2012 · He is well-known to the people of India, as also to Members of Parliament, for his work as a statesman and for his many achievements in over four decades of public life. A veteran Parliamentarian, he has a formidable reputation based on his insightful mind and sharp memory.
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May 24, 2012 · President Patil's term in office has been remarkably free of the kinds of friction that erupted during the tenures of some past Presidents—controversies that, on occasion, led Rashtrapati Bhavan...
