Indian nationalist, politician, and reformer
chief minister of Bombay State 1952-1956 (later Maharashtra)
Indian commerce and industry minister 1956-1958
Indian finance minister 1958-1963, 1967-1969
arrested during state of emergency declared by Indira Gandhi 1975
leader of Janata Party 1977-1979
prime minister of India 1977-1979 (1st prime minister not from Congress Party)
increased political freedoms
resigned
wrote 3-volume autobiography "The Story of My Life" 1974-1979
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