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Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in Gah, Punjab, British India (now part of Punjab, Pakistan), to Gurmukh Singh Kohli and Amrit Kaur, in a Punjabi Sikh family
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Known for his studious nature, Singh successfully completed his matriculation from Punjab University in 1948.
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Singh continued his education and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Punjab University between 1952 and 1954.
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Singh pursued advanced education from 1957 to 1962, earning degrees from Cambridge and Oxford universities.
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Singh worked as an economics professor at Panjab University and other universities from 1963 to 1971.
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From 1976 to 1980, Singh served as the director of the RBI before taking on crucial roles in shaping India’s economic reforms.
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For his remarkable contributions to India's economy, Singh was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1987.
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In 1991, Singh was appointed as the finance minister in PV Narasimha Rao's government.
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In 2004, Manmohan Singh was appointed as the 14th Prime Minister of India.
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After his outstanding work, Singh earned a second term in 2009, marking the first re-election victory since Jawaharlal Nehru after a full term.
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In 1991, Singh was elected to the Rajya Sabha by the Assam legislature and went on to be re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013 and 2019.
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In April 2024, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his 33-year-long parliamentary career in the Rajya Sabha.
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Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister and architect of economic liberalization, died at AIIMS in New Delhi on December 26.
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