Political Figures

Jawaharlal Nehru

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General Reference

Political Atlas. "Jawaharlal Nehru." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/jawaharlal-nehru.

APA Style

Political Atlas. (n.d.). Jawaharlal Nehru. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/jawaharlal-nehru

BibTeX

@misc{politicalatlas-jawaharlal-nehru,
  author = {Political Atlas},
  title = {Jawaharlal Nehru},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/jawaharlal-nehru},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who became the first prime minister of independent India, a position he held for more than sixteen years. He was also a founding figure of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Facts

Birth Year

1889 1

Death Date

1964-05-27 1

Death Year

1964 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Founded

Non-Aligned Movement

Nehru was one of five founding leaders at the first Non-Aligned Movement summit in Belgrade in 1961, alongside Tito, Nasser, Nkrumah, and Sukarno; not its sole founder.

Source Non-Aligned Movement (Britannica)