A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace engineer and science administrator. He served as president of India from 2002 to 2007.
Official portrait, c. 2002
Kalam's birthplace in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Kalam greeting then prime minister Vajpayee on 25 December 2003
Kalam with prime minister designate Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on 19 May 2004
Pratibha Patil
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Pratibha Devisingh Patil, also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian stateswoman and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the pres
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
…he wanted to avoid involving the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the political processes. In April 2012, towards the expiry of the term of the 12th president Pratibha Patil, media reports claimed that Kalam was likely to be nominated for his second term. After the reports, social networking sites witnessed a surge in posts…
Official portrait, 2007
The Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan administering the oath of the office of the President of India to Pratibha Patil at a swearing-in ceremony in the central hall of Parliament, in New Delhi.
President Patil addressing the Indians on the eve of Independence Day, 2007
President Patil and her husband with the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, 2009