Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Bezawada Gopala Reddy (5 August 1907 – 9 March 1997) was an Indian freedom fighter, writer and politician. He was the Chief Minister of the erstwhile Indian state, Andhra State from 1955 to 1956 and later served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1967 to 1972. He was popularly known as "Andhra Tagore" in recognition of his literary works.
Bezawada Gopala Reddy | |
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Reddy in 1944 | |
| 6th Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1 May 1967 – 30 June 1972 | |
| Chief Minister | Charan Singh Chandra Bhanu Gupta Tribhuvan Narain Singh Kamalapati Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Bishwanath Das |
| Succeeded by | Shashi Kant Varma (Acting) |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Andhra State | |
| In office 28 March 1955 – 1 November 1956 | |
| Governor | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Office Dissolved (Neelam Sanjiva Reddy as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh) |
| 2nd President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1955–1956 | |
| AICC President | U. N. Dhebar |
| Preceded by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Damodaram Sanjivayya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bezawada Gopala Reddy 5 August 1907 Buchireddypalem, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 9 March 1997 (aged 89) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Lakshmikanthamma |
| Relatives | Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy |
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