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	\| birth_place = [[Uzhavoor]],<br/>[[Kingdom of Travancore]],<br/>[[British India]] <br />(now [[Kerala]], [[India]])		\| birth_place = [[Uzhavoor]],<br/>[[Kingdom of Travancore]],<br/>[[British India]] <br />(now [[Kerala]], [[India]])
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	'''Kocheril Raman Narayanan''' {{audio\|Krn.ogg\|listen}} (~~27 October 1920~~ – 9 November 2005)<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Burns\|first=John F.\|date=1997-07-26\|title=Lowest-Caste Hindu Takes Office as India's President\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/world/lowest-caste-hindu-takes-office-as-india-s-president.html\|access-date=2020-09-09\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kocheril Raman Narayanan {{!}} president of India\|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kocheril-Raman-Narayanan\|access-date=2020-09-09\|website=Encyclopedia Britannica\|language=en}}</ref> was an Indian statesman, diplomat, academic, and politician who served as the ninth [[vice president of India]] from 1992 to 1997 and tenth [[president of India]] from 1997 to 2002.		'''Kocheril Raman Narayanan''' {{audio\|Krn.ogg\|listen}} (4 February 1921 – 9 November 2005)<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Burns\|first=John F.\|date=1997-07-26\|title=Lowest-Caste Hindu Takes Office as India's President\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/world/lowest-caste-hindu-takes-office-as-india-s-president.html\|access-date=2020-09-09\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kocheril Raman Narayanan {{!}} president of India\|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kocheril-Raman-Narayanan\|access-date=2020-09-09\|website=Encyclopedia Britannica\|language=en}}</ref> was an Indian statesman, diplomat, academic, and politician who served as the ninth [[vice president of India]] from 1992 to 1997 and tenth [[president of India]] from 1997 to 2002.

	Born in Perumthanam, [[Uzhavoor]] village, in the [[princely state]] of [[Travancore]] (present day [[Kottayam district]], [[Kerala]]), and after a brief stint with journalism and then studying political science at the [[London School of Economics]] with the assistance of a scholarship, Narayanan began his career in India as a member of the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in the [[Jawaharlal Nehru\|Nehru administration]]. He served as ambassador to Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, China and the United States and was referred by Nehru as "the best diplomat of the country".<ref>Manmohan Singh: [http://pmindia.nic.in/prelease/pcontent.asp?id=351 Condolence message] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225043/http://pmindia.nic.in/prelease/pcontent.asp?id=351 \|date=27 September 2007 }}. Retrieved 24 February 2006.</ref> He entered politics at [[Indira Gandhi]]'s request and won three successive general elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] and served as a [[Minister of State]] in Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s cabinet. Elected as vice president in 1992, Narayanan went on to become president in 1997. He was the first person from the [[Dalit]] community to hold either post.		Born in Perumthanam, [[Uzhavoor]] village, in the [[princely state]] of [[Travancore]] (present day [[Kottayam district]], [[Kerala]]), and after a brief stint with journalism and then studying political science at the [[London School of Economics]] with the assistance of a scholarship, Narayanan began his career in India as a member of the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in the [[Jawaharlal Nehru\|Nehru administration]]. He served as ambassador to Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, China and the United States and was referred by Nehru as "the best diplomat of the country".<ref>Manmohan Singh: [http://pmindia.nic.in/prelease/pcontent.asp?id=351 Condolence message] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225043/http://pmindia.nic.in/prelease/pcontent.asp?id=351 \|date=27 September 2007 }}. Retrieved 24 February 2006.</ref> He entered politics at [[Indira Gandhi]]'s request and won three successive general elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] and served as a [[Minister of State]] in Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s cabinet. Elected as vice president in 1992, Narayanan went on to become president in 1997. He was the first person from the [[Dalit]] community to hold either post.
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	He was sworn in as the president of India (25 July 1997) by Chief Justice [[J. S. Verma]] in the [[Central Hall of Parliament]]. In his inaugural address,<ref>K. R. Narayanan: {{cite web\|url=http://alfa.nic.in/rb/krn_asum.htm \|title=Inaugural address \|access-date=2017-04-03 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804210818/http://alfa.nic.in/rb/krn_asum.htm \|archive-date= 4 August 1997 }}, 25 July 1997. Archived Aug. 1997.</ref> he said:		He was sworn in as the president of India (25 July 1997) by Chief Justice [[J. S. Verma]] in the [[Central Hall of Parliament]]. In his inaugural address,<ref>K. R. Narayanan: {{cite web\|url=http://alfa.nic.in/rb/krn_asum.htm \|title=Inaugural address \|access-date=2017-04-03 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804210818/http://alfa.nic.in/rb/krn_asum.htm \|archive-date= 4 August 1997 }}, 25 July 1997. Archived Aug. 1997.</ref> he said:
	[[File:K._R._Narayanan_being_sworn_in_as_the_President_of_India.jpg\|thumb\|K. R. Narayanan being sworn in as the ~~President~~ of India]]		[[File:K._R._Narayanan_being_sworn_in_as_the_President_of_India.jpg\|thumb\|K. R. Narayanan being sworn in as the president of India]]
	[[File:The_President_of_India,_Shri_K._R._Narayanan_addressing_the_nation_through_message_recording_on_the_eve_of_Republic_Day,_1999.jpg\|thumb\|The President of India, Shri K. R. Narayanan addressing the nation through message recording on the eve of Republic Day, 1999]]		[[File:The_President_of_India,_Shri_K._R._Narayanan_addressing_the_nation_through_message_recording_on_the_eve_of_Republic_Day,_1999.jpg\|thumb\|The President of India, Shri K. R. Narayanan addressing the nation through message recording on the eve of Republic Day, 1999]]
	<blockquote>That the nation has found a consensus for its highest office in some one who has sprung from the grass-roots of our society and grown up in the dust and heat of this sacred land is symbolic of the fact that the concerns of the common man have now moved to the centre stage of our social and political life. It is this larger significance of my election rather than any personal sense of honour that makes me rejoice on this occasion.</blockquote>		<blockquote>That the nation has found a consensus for its highest office in some one who has sprung from the grass-roots of our society and grown up in the dust and heat of this sacred land is symbolic of the fact that the concerns of the common man have now moved to the centre stage of our social and political life. It is this larger significance of my election rather than any personal sense of honour that makes me rejoice on this occasion.</blockquote>
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	I requested him to send the army to Gujarat and suppress the riots. The military was sent, but they were not given powers to shoot. If the military was given powers to shoot at the perpetrators of violence, recurrence of tragedies in Gujarat could have been avoided.		I requested him to send the army to Gujarat and suppress the riots. The military was sent, but they were not given powers to shoot. If the military was given powers to shoot at the perpetrators of violence, recurrence of tragedies in Gujarat could have been avoided.

	However, both the state(the [[Narendra Modi]] government) and central government did not do so. I feel there was a conspiracy involving the state and central governments behind the Gujarat riots.		However, both the state (the [[Narendra Modi]] government) and central government did not do so. I feel there was a conspiracy involving the state and central governments behind the Gujarat riots.
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	He also stated that constitutional limits on his powers had prevented him from doing anything further.<ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127134515/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005030408891100.htm&date=2005%2F03%2F04%2F&prd=th& "Constitution limited my powers: Narayanan"]}}, ''The Hindu'', 3 March 2005. Retrieved March 2006.</ref>		He also stated that constitutional limits on his powers had prevented him from doing anything further.<ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127134515/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005030408891100.htm&date=2005%2F03%2F04%2F&prd=th& "Constitution limited my powers: Narayanan"]}}, ''The Hindu'', 3 March 2005. Retrieved March 2006.</ref>
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	[[File:The_President_of_India,_Shri_K_R_Narayanan_being_awarded_a_honorary_doctorate_by_the_University_of_San_Marcos,_Lima,_Peru.jpg\|thumb\|The President of India, Shri K R Narayanan being awarded a honorary doctorate by the University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru]]		[[File:The_President_of_India,_Shri_K_R_Narayanan_being_awarded_a_honorary_doctorate_by_the_University_of_San_Marcos,_Lima,_Peru.jpg\|thumb\|The President of India, Shri K R Narayanan being awarded a honorary doctorate by the National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru]]
	Narayanan received honorary degrees from several universities, including the University of Toledo, University of San Marcos.		Narayanan received honorary degrees from several universities, including the [[University of Toledo]] and [[National University of San Marcos]].

	== The K. R. Narayanan Foundation ==		== The K. R. Narayanan Foundation ==
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