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George Fernandes
George Mathew Fernandes was an Indian politician, trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the Minister of Defence (India) from 1998 until 2004. A veteran socialist, he was a member of the Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting from Mumbai in 1967 till 2009 mostly representing constituencies from Bihar. He was the leader of the Samyukta Socialist Party and the Socialist Party, a key…
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Born 3 June 1930 · Died 29 January 2019 · Q3056379
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2026· 3 entries
“Fernandes was not strip-searched but a security wand was waved over him when a key in his pocket set off the metal detector.”
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The Guardian: Transfer latest: Spurs push for Fernandes and Tonali, Chelsea like Palestra
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2020· 1 entry
Awarded Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs (2020).
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2019· 1 entry
Died 2019-01-29.
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2009· 2 entries
Was denied ticket by his party, contested from Muzaffarpur as an independent and lost
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Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (2009–2010).
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2003· 1 entry
Fernandes reunited with the Janata Dal (United), and also merged his Samata Party with it
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Defence (2001–2004).
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1998· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1998–2001).
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Openly branded China as "India's enemy number one"
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1996· 1 entry
And 1998 elections, he won from Nalanda as Samata Party candidate
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1994· 2 entries
Which became a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Left Janata Dal after differences with Lalu Yadav and formed Samata Party which allied with BJP
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1989· 4 entries
Career landmark: Member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989–1991).
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Career landmark: Minister of Railways (1989–1990).
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And 1991, he shifted back to Bihar and won both times from Muzaffarpur as Janata Dal candidate
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When an anti-Congress wave was sweeping the country in the wake of the Bofors scandal, and won Muzaffarpur in the 1989 and 1991 general elections, He later joined the Janata Dal, a party which was formed from the Janata
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1984· 2 entries
From Bangalore North constituency against future Railway minister and Congress candidate C
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Fought from Bangalore on Janata Party's ticket but lost to Jaffar Sharif of Congress
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1980· 1 entry
The Janata (Secular) ministry failed to maintain a majority in the Lok Sabha, and Congress once again became the ruling party
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1979· 3 entries
Vehemently spoke out against the practice of permitting members to retain connections to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) while being in the ministry in the Janata Party
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Resigned from Janata Party, joined Charan Singh's breakaway Janata Party (S), and won again from Muzaffarpur in 1980
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Charan Singh left it to form the Janata (Secular) Party and with support from the Congress Party, replaced Desai as prime minister
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1978· 1 entry
“s empowerment. In November 2014, Kanti Thermal Power Station was renamed as George Fernandes Thermal Power Station (GFTPS). In November 1978, he sent his resignation letter to Desai to work for the organization of Janata Party, which was rejected. On 12 July 1979, speaking on Motion of no confidence brought by Yashwantrao Chavan, George Fernandes defended Morarji Desai”
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1977· 4 entries
After the Emergency had been lifted, Fernandes won the Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency seat in Bihar in absentia
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While still in jail as a Janata Party candidate, and won
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Out of several small parties that opposed Gandhi's Emergency era
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From jail where he was lodged in the Baroda dynamite case, despite his not even visiting the constituency
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1976· 1 entry
Was arrested and tried in the infamous Baroda dynamite case
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1969· 1 entry
Was chosen General Secretary of the Samyukta Socialist Party, and in 1973 became the chairman of the Socialist Party
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1967· 3 entries
As a socialist, and defeated the Congress stalwart Sa Kaa Patil in Bombay in a famous upset, earning the sobriquet 'George the Giant-killer'
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Career landmark: Member of the 4th Lok Sabha (1967–1971).
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Till 2009 mostly representing constituencies from Bihar
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1961· 1 entry
And, until 1968, continuously raised the problems of the exploited workers in the representative body of the metropolis
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1958· 1 entry
Fernandes succeeded in managing dock Unions and other major labour force unions in the city that included Taximen unions, textile mills and Mazdoor Unions
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1951· 1 entry
Fernandes joined Bombay Dock Worker's Union and worked to revive the publication of a newsletter The Dockman
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1949· 1 entry
Moved to Mumbai, where he joined the socialist trade union movement
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-06-03.
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