Jyoti Basu

Jyoti Basu (Bangla: ?????? ???) is a politician from West Bengal, India. He is a Polit Bureau member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Basu was the Chief Minister of the state of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

History

Jyoti Basu was born July 8, 1914 in current day Bangladesh. He grew up in a Bengali middle class family. His father was a physician. He received his school education at St. Xaviers School and graduated from Presidency College with an honours degree from the Arts Faculty in 1935. After that he travelled to London to study law. Through Bhupesh Gupta, Basu was introduced to the Communist Party of Great Britain and he immediately became involved in leftist circles of Indian students in England.

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July 8 - 1914 - Bangladesh - Bengali - Physician - School - Education - Presidency College - 1935 - London - Bhupesh Gupta - Communist Party of Great Britain - England

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In 1940 Basu returned to India. Immediately he became a whole-timer of Communist Party of India. In 1941 he got married for the first time. His wife died shortly after the wedding and a little while after that his mother died.

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1940 - India - Communist Party of India - 1941

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In 1944 Basu became involved in trade union activties. CPI delegated him to work amongst the railway labourers. When B.N. Railway Workers Union and B.D. Rail Road Workers Union merged Basu became the general secretary of the union.

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1944 - CPI

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In 1946 Basu was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly, contesting the Railway constituency.

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1946 - Bengal Legislative Assembly

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In 1948 Basu got married for the second time.

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When the CPI split in 1964 Basu became a prominent leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

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1964 - Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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In 1967 and 1969 Basu became Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal in the United Front governments.

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1967 - 1969 - West Bengal

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During the period 1977-2000 Basu was the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the Left Front government.

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1977 - 2000 - West Bengal - Left Front

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In 2000 he resigned apparently due to health reasons and was succeeded by Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Basu is the longest-serving Chief Minister's in Indian political history.He is still active in national politics even at the age of 93 and a polit bureau member of the party.

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2000 - Buddhadeb Bhattacharya - India - Politics - Party

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