He was rudely woken up at midnight on 25 June 1975 and aske… - Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

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He was rudely woken up at midnight on 25 June 1975 and asked to sign the emergency proclamation which he faithfully did. Its effect was telling in six hours, with Newspapers without news and the entire opposition in jail.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (Assamese: ফখৰুদ্দিন আলি আহমেদ May 13 1905 – February 11, 1977) was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977.

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Native Name: ফখৰুদ্দিন আলি আহমেদ

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