Biography, Indian Prime Minister, Charan Singh (1979 to 1980)

Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of India and served from 1979 to 1980.

Before becoming Prime Minister, Singh had a long career in politics and public service, serving as a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly from 1937 to 1975.

He was the first Prime Minister from the Indian peasantry, from the Jat community of Uttar Pradesh.

He was a leader in the socialist movement, a member of the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal and the founder of the Lok Dal political party.

He was an advocate for land reform and was the author of several books on the subject.

He was also a strong proponent of the use of Hindi as India's national language.

Singh was the first Prime Minister to bring the Janata Party to power, and his government was the first non-Congress government in India.

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