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Indian politician (1914-2010)

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Jyoti Basu was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

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Paternal house of Jyoti Basu at Barudi in Narayanganj, Bangladesh[12]Paternal house of Jyoti Basu at Barudi in Narayanganj, Bangladesh[12]Jyoti BasuJyoti BasuJyoti Basu (extreme right front row) in the inaugural session of the 18th Congress of the CPI(M) in Delhi. Seated in the front row from the extreme left are Prakash Karat, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Manik Sarkar, V. S. Achuthanandan and K. Satyanarayana.Jyoti Basu (extreme right front row) in the inaugural session of the 18th Congress of the CPI(M) in Delhi. Seated in the front row from the extreme left are Prakash Karat, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Manik Sarkar, V. S. Achuthanandan and K. Satyanarayana.Press conference at the book release of Memoirs - 25 Communist Freedom Fighters by Sitaram Yechuri at the 18th Congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi, 2005. From the left, Harkishan Singh Surjeet (general secretary), Jyoti Basu (former Chief Minister of West Bengal), and Sitaram Yechuri (politburo member).Press conference at the book release of Memoirs - 25 Communist Freedom Fighters by Sitaram Yechuri at the 18th Congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi, 2005. From the left, Harkishan Singh Surjeet (general secretary), Jyoti Basu (former Chief Minister of West Bengal), and Sitaram Yechuri (politburo member).Jyoti Basu in his officeJyoti Basu in his officeJyoti Basu with former Vice President of India, Bhairon Singh ShekhawatJyoti Basu with former Vice President of India, Bhairon Singh ShekhawatJyoti Basu with Saroj Ghose and Ashesh Prosad Mitra in CalcuttaJyoti Basu with Saroj Ghose and Ashesh Prosad Mitra in Calcutta

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Jyoti Basu was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000. 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. 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. 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 Deve Gowda.

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Lived 1914 to 2010 · aged 95
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