| 4th President of India | |
|---|---|
| In office 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Vice President | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah(Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| Acting President of India | |
| In office 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zakir Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hidayatullah(Acting) |
| 3rd Vice President of India | |
| In office 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
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| President | Zakir Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zakir Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Preceded by | Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Swarup Pathak |
| Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965 |
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| Chief Minister | Pattom Thanu Pillai R. Sankar |
| Preceded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Prasad Jain |
| Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 10 June 1956 – 30 June 1960 |
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| Chief Minister | Sampurnanand |
| Preceded by | Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi |
| Succeeded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Minister of Labour and Industry for Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1 October 1953 – 15 November 1954 |
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| Chief Minister | Tanguturi Prakasam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Varahagiri Venkata Giri 10 August 1894 Berhampur, British India (now in Odisha, India) |
| Died | 24 June 1980 (aged 85) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Saraswati Bai (1904–1978) |
| Relatives | Palagummi Sainath (grandson), Palagummi Harish (great grandson) |
| Alma mater | Khallikote College University College Dublin |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1975) |
| Signature |  |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980), commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourthPresident of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974.
As President, Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate. He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974. After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.
Giri was elected the third Vice President of India on 13 May 1967, a post he held for nearly two years till 3 May 1969. Giri was the first Vice President to not complete his full term in office on account of being elevated to the office of the President and was the third Vice President to be elected to the Presidency.
Following the death in office of President Zakir Hussain on 3 May 1969, Giri was sworn in as acting President the same day. Giri resigned from his post on 20 July 1969 to contest the Presidential elections as an independent candidate. Immediately before resigning, Giri, in his capacity as Acting President, promulgated an ordinance that nationalised 14 banks and insurance companies. He was succeeded as Acting President by Mohammad Hidayatullah, the Chief Justice of India
Giri died of a heart attack in Madras on 24 June 1980. He was given a state funeral the next day and a week-long mourning period was declared by the Government of India. Rajya Sabha, of which Giri had been ex-officio chairman as Vice President of India, adjourned for two days as a mark of respect to him
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