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Jyoti Basu

Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu or Jyoti Bose; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India.

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Born ~ Died: Jul 8, 1914 ~ Jan 17, 2010
Governor: See list Anthony Lancelot Dias, Tribhuvan Narain Singh, B. D. Pande, Anant Sharma, Satish Chandra (acting), Uma Shankar Dikshit, Saiyid Nurul Hasan, T. V. Rajeswar, B. Satyanarayan Reddy (additional charge), K. V. Raghunatha Reddy, A. R. Kidwai, Shyamal Kumar Sen, Viren J. Shah
Deputy: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee , (from 12 January 1999)
Cabinet: Basu I, Basu II, Basu III, Basu IV, Basu V
Preceded by: President's rule, (Siddhartha Shankar Ray as Chief Minister)
Succeeded by: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Chief Minister: Ajoy Mukherjee
Preceded by: Vacant
Succeeded by: Bijoy Singh Nahar
Chief Minister: Ajoy Mukherjee
Preceded by: Office established
Succeeded by: Vacant
Preceded by: Office established
Succeeded by: Khagendra Nath Dasgupta
Preceded by: Constituency established
Succeeded by: Sonali Guha
Constituency: Satgachhia
Preceded by: Constituency established
Succeeded by: Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee
Constituency: Baranagar
Succeeded by: Office abolished
Constituency: Railway Employees
Born: Jyotirindra Basu, (1914-07-08)8 July 1914, Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died: 17 January 2010(2010-01-17) (aged 95), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–2010), Communist Party of India (1940–1964)
Spouses: Basanti Basu (m. 1940; died 1942) Kamala Basu (m. 1948; died 2003)
Children: 1
Education: Presidency College, Kolkata, University College, London, London School of Economics, Middle Temple
Website: https://jyotibasu.net/
Location: 22.5675, 88.3700

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Contents

1.Early life and education
2.Before 1947 and independence movement
3.Communist Party of India (1947–1964)
3.1.Interim government in West Bengal (1947–1952)
3.2.First Assembly and agitations (1952–1957)
3.3.Beginning of the food movements (1957–1962)
4.Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964 afterwards)
4.1.Split from the Communist Party of India (1962–1966)
4.2.Coalition Governments in West Bengal (1966–1972)
4.3.Boycott of Assembly and Emergency rule (1972–1977)
5.Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000)
5.1.First term (1977–1982)
5.2.

Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu or Jyoti Bose; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010)¹ was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India.²³ He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.⁴⁵⁶ He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of Politburo of the party from its formation in 1964 until 2008. He was also a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 11 times.⁷ In his political career, spanning over seven decades, he was noted to have been India's longest serving chief minister under elected democracy at the time of his resignation.⁸⁹ He declined the post of Prime Minister after the , after the CPM refused to let him head a multi-party coalition as it would not be able to implement Marxist programs, and relinquished the prime ministership to .

Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu or Jyoti Bose; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010)¹ was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India.²³ He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.⁴⁵⁶ He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of Politburo of the party from its formation in 1964 until 2008. He was also a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 11 times.⁷ In his political career, spanning over seven decades, he was noted to have been India's longest serving chief minister under elected democracy at the time of his resignation.⁸⁹ He declined the post of Prime Minister after the 1996 Indian general election, after the CPM refused to let him head a multi-party coalition as it would not be able to implement Marxist programs, and relinquished the prime ministership to .

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Jyoti Basu

Early life and education

Before 1947 and independence movement

Communist Party of India (1947–1964)

Interim government in West Bengal (1947–1952)

First Assembly and agitations (1952–1957)

Beginning of the food movements (1957–1962)

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964 afterwards)

Split from the Communist Party of India (1962–1966)

Coalition Governments in West Bengal (1966–1972)

Boycott of Assembly and Emergency rule (1972–1977)

Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000)

First term (1977–1982)

Second term (1982–1987)

Third term (1987–1991)

Fourth term (1991–1996)

Fifth term (1996–2000)

Proposal for Prime-ministership

Later life

Post–resignation (2000–2010)

Death

Reactions and tributes on his death

Electoral history

Awards and honours

Awards

Honours

National Honours

Foreign honours

Published books

Personal life

Recognition

Legacy

In popular culture

Notes

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