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Chief ministership of N. T. Rama Rao
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Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (also known as N.T.R[1][2]) served as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh for three terms, between 1983 and 1995. He was the first person to hold the office while not a member of the Indian National Congress,[1] while representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which he himself founded in 1982.[3][4] Rama Rao's time in office saw his ousting in an August 1984 coup after 1½ years in office, while he was abroad in the US undergoing coronary heart surgery.[1][5] He was removed by Thakur Ram Lal, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh,[5] and replaced with Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, the finance minister.[6] Having come back from surgery, Rama Rao regained his position through demonstrating his majority support from members of the Indian Legislative Assembly. He returned to office in September 1984.[5]
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N. T. Rama Rao | |
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First Term | |
In office 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984 | |
Preceded by | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
Succeeded by | N. Bhaskara Rao |
First Term (2) | |
In office 16 September 1984 – 9 March 1985 | |
Preceded by | N. Bhaskara Rao |
Succeeded by | himself |
Second Term | |
In office 9 March 1985 – 2 December 1989 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
Third Term | |
In office 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995 | |
Preceded by | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
Succeeded by | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Personal details | |
Born | (1923-05-28)28 May 1923 Madras Presidency, British India |
Died | 18 January 1996(1996-01-18) (aged 72) Hyderabad, India |
Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
Occupation | Actor, Politician |
He was re-elected for a second term in 1985, and served a full term without issue.[6] He lost power, however, in the 1989 assembly elections, and returned in 1994 as chief minister for his third and final term, in alliance with the Left parties.[1][6] However, in 1995 he was overthrown by his son-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who took over the TDP, and became Chief Minister. Rama Rao died of a heart attack the following year.[7]
The political priorities of N.T.R during all his three terms as Chief Minister were widely debated, with him receiving criticism from both the left and right wing.[citation needed]