# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit
# Generated: 2026-08-16T00:20:57.031Z

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name: "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit"
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description: "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954, the first woman and the only Indian to have been appointed to this post. She was also the 3rd Governor of Maharashtra from 1962 to 1964. Noted for her participation in the Indian independence movement, she was jailed several times during the movement."
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birthDate: "1900-08-18"
deathDate: "1990-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump