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George Mathew Fernandes [3] (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian trade unionist, statesman, [4] and journalist, [5] who served as the 22nd Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004.
Jan 29, 2019 · Veteran socialist politician George Fernandes, who served as India's defence minister during the Kargil conflict with Pakistan, has died, aged 88.
George Fernandes, Indian politician, born 3 June 1930, died 29 January 2019. A union militant stirred by socialist principles, he was also a pragmastist who became India’s defence minister.
- Early Years
- From Socialist to BJP Ally
- Later Years
Born in Mangaluru in Karnataka in June 1930, Fernandes was sent to Mumbai in 1946 to train to be a Catholic priest. But he founded trade unions, finding his mettle in organising the disadvantaged, instead. His influences include Placid De’Mello — the trade union leader known as the “King of the Dockyards” — and Ram Manohar Lohia. His big moment cam...
Fernandes was made the Industry Minister in the Moraji Desai-led Janata Party government, but was famously known for banning Coca Cola in India. After the short run of the Janata government, he managed to retain his Muzzafapur seat in 1980 and remained important in the various avatars of the Janata Party through the 1980s in the opposition. In 1989...
Fernandes’ years as Defence Minister saw him visit the highest battlefield in the world, Siachen, a record 18 times, sometimes carrying Christmas cakes, sometimes just to be among the soldiers. But it also saw him embroiled in the coffin scam and the Tehelkaexpose. After the fall of the Vajpayee government in 2004, Fernandes found himself on the ma...
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Jan 29, 2019 · George Fernandes was one of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s. NEW DELHI: Veteran socialist George Fernandes, who was the defence minister in the Atal Bihari...
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- January 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019 · Former Union Minister George Fernandes passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. The former defence minister was bedridden for the past few years. As the news of Fernandes’ demise spread, tributes and condolences poured in from all quarters for the Janata Dal leader.
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Jan 29, 2019 · George Fernandes, a former Defence Minister of India, has died at 88. He had been unwell and bedridden over the past few years. He was India's defence minister in the NDA government...
