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Jyoti Basu, Indian politician and 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal (born 1914)

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Jyoti Basu

Indian politician (1914–2010)

Jyoti Basu was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of 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…
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Chief Minister of West Bengal

Head of the government of West Bengal

The chief minister of West Bengal is the de facto head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal, the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and appoints ministers. The chief minister, along…
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