Shankar Dayal Sharma
Shankar Dayal Sharma was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the president of India from 1992 to 1997 and vice president of India from 1987 to 1992.
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- Born in
- Bhopal
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeHarvard Law SchoolUniversity of ZurichFitzwilliam CollegeUniversity of Allahabad
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1918
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Birth1999
Died
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