Jyoti Basu
Indian politician
Died when: 95 years 193 days (1146 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) 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 the Communist Party of India(Marxist).
He was the member of politburo of the party since its formation in 1964 till 2008.He was also the member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly 11 times.
In his political career of Basu spanning over seven decades, he was noted to have been the India's longest serving chief minister in an elected democracy, at the time of his resignation.
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