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	===Emergency era and union ministry===		===Emergency era and union ministry===
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	~~[[File:George in chains after arrest in 1976.jpg\|thumb\|right\|George Fernandes arrested in the [[Baroda dynamite case]]]]~~
	The reigning Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, declared a [[state of emergency]] on 25 June 1975 due to internal political disturbances. Accordingly, all fundamental rights enjoyed in the [[Indian Constitution]] were suspended. Political dissidents, newspaper reporters, opposition leaders who opposed the emergency were jailed. George Fernandes, along with like-minded leaders, opposed what he saw as a blatant misuse of power.		The reigning Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, declared a [[state of emergency]] on 25 June 1975 due to internal political disturbances. Accordingly, all fundamental rights enjoyed in the [[Indian Constitution]] were suspended. Political dissidents, newspaper reporters, opposition leaders who opposed the emergency were jailed. George Fernandes, along with like-minded leaders, opposed what he saw as a blatant misuse of power.
	A day before the emergency George Fernandes had arrived in [[Berhampur City]] in Odisha (on 24 June 1975) and was staying at his father-in-law Humayun Kabir's house on [[Gopalpur-On-Sea]] beach near [[Berhampur City]], Odisha. Humayun Kabir was the Education Minister in former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.		A day before the emergency George Fernandes had arrived in [[Berhampur City]] in Odisha (on 24 June 1975) and was staying at his father-in-law Humayun Kabir's house on [[Gopalpur-On-Sea]] beach near [[Berhampur City]], Odisha. Humayun Kabir was the Education Minister in former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = George Fernandes
|image= George Fernandes (cropped).jpg
| caption = George Fernandes in 2002
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1930|6|3|df=y}}
| nationality = Indian
| birth_place =[[Mangalore]], [[South Canara]], [[British Raj]] <br/> (now in [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|29|1930|6|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| office = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
| term_start = 21 October 2001
| term_end = 22 May 2004
| primeminister = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| predecessor = [[Jaswant Singh]]
| successor = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| term_start1 = 19 March 1998
| term_end1 = 16 March 2001
| primeminister1 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| successor1 = Jaswant Singh
| office2 = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| term_start2 = 2 December 1989
| term_end2 = 10 November 1990
| primeminister2 = [[V. P. Singh]]
| predecessor2 = [[Madhav Rao Scindia]]
| successor2 = [[Janeshwar Mishra]]
| constituency_MP3 = [[Bihar]] ([[Rajya Sabha]])
| parliament3 = Indian
| term_start3 = 4 August 2009
| term_end3 = 7 July 2010
| constituency_MP4 = [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Muzaffarpur]]
| parliament4 = Indian
| term4 = 2004–2009
| predecessor4 = [[Jainarain Prasad Nishad]]
| successor4 = Jainarain Prasad Nishad
| term5 = 1989-1996
| predecessor5 = [[Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi]]
| successor5 = Jainarain Prasad Nishad
| term6 = 1977-1984
| predecessor6 = [[Nawal Kishore Sinha]]
| successor6 = Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi
| constituency_MP7 = [[Nalanda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalanda]]
| parliament7 = Indian
| term_start7 = 1996
| term_end7 = 2004
| predecessor7 = [[Vijoy Kumar Yadav]]
| successor7 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]

| spouse = Leila Kabir
| children = [[#Family and personal life|1 son]]
| website =
| signature = George Fernandes Autograph.svg
}}

'''George Fernandes'''<ref>{{harvnb|Reddy|1977|p=144}} "(i) Accused George Mathew Fernandes (hereinafter referred to as George Fernandes Al) is the former Chairman of the Socialist Party of India and also the President of the All India Railway- men's Federation."</ref> (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was the former [[India]]n trade unionist, politician,<ref>{{cite news | first = Surender | last = Sharma | title = By George! It's out on the street | date = 2010-07-01 | url = http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/jul/010710-Catfight-George-Fernandes-property-Jaya-Jaitley.htm | work = [[MiD DAY]] | accessdate = 2010-09-03 |quote=As if it had not earned enough bad name and publicity for one of the most veteran politicians and trade unionist George Fernandes, claimants to his legacy slug it out in streets on Wednesday. | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mid-day.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Fjul%2F010710-Catfight-George-Fernandes-property-Jaya-Jaitley.htm&date=2012-03-02 | archivedate = 2 March 2012}}</ref> journalist,<ref name="jr">{{cite web | url = http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13BI34.htm | title = Biographical Sketch (Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha) | accessdate = 2010-09-12 | publisher = [[Parliament of India]]}}</ref> agriculturist, and member of ''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' from [[Bihar]].<ref name="bihargov">{{cite web | url = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biharonline.gov.in%2FSite%2FContent%2FGovernment%2FGovernment.aspx%3Fu%3DR6%26ln%3Den+&date=2012-03-02 | title = Shri George Fernandes General Information | accessdate = 2010-09-03 | publisher = [[Government of Bihar]]}}</ref> He was a key member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]], and is the founder of the [[Samata Party]].

Fernandes suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer]]'s and [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson]]'s diseases, and in January 2010 was underwent treatment at [[Swami Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]]'s [[ashram]] at [[Haridwar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/george-fernandes-being-treated-by-swami-ramdev_597164.html|title=
George Fernandes being treated by Swami Ramdev|accessdate=January 19, 2010}}</ref> He died of complications from the diseases on 29 January 2019 in [[New Delhi]], aged 88.<ref name="deathNDTV">{{cite news |title=George Fernandes, Former Defence Minister, Dies At 88 After Long Illness |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/george-fernandes-former-defence-minister-dies-at-88-after-long-illness-1984690 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheHindu2019_jan">{{cite news |title=George Fernandes, former Defence Minister, passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/george-fernandes-former-defence-minister-passes-away/article26117612.ece |accessdate=29 January 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
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* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/George-Fernandes Ongoing news coverage] from The Times Network
* [http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/george-fernandes-rebel-without-a-pause-1.1175748 George Fernandes: Rebel without a pause] from ''[[Gulf News]]''

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