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Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician.
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He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980. He was a strong Congress leader. He is also co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People.
Early life
[change | change source]Yashwantrao Chavan was born in a Maratha-Kunbi[1][2]family on 12 March 1913 in the village of Devrashtre in Satara District (now in Sangli District) of Maharashtra, India.
He had three siblings. Chavan lost his father in his early childhood and was brought up by his uncle and mother.
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Chavan was an active participant in the struggle for independence of India. As a schoolboy in Karad in 1930, he was fined for his participation in the Non-cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. In 1932, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hoisting the Indian flag in Satara.