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Jyoti Basu

Indian politician (1914-2010)
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Summary

Jyoti Basu was born on July 8, 1914[1], in Kolkata[2]. He died on January 17, 2010[3], in Kolkata[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.056% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,984 views/month, #558 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: India[7], British Raj[8], Dominion of India[9]
  • Position held: Chief Minister of West Bengal[10], Member of the 1st West Bengal Legislative Assembly[11], Member of the 2nd West Bengal Legislative Assembly[12], Member of the 3rd West Bengal Legislative Assembly[13], Member of the 4th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[14], Member of the 5th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[15], Member of the 6th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[16], Member of the 8th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[17], Member of the 9th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[18], Member of the 10th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[19], Member of the 11th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[20], Member of the 12th West Bengal Legislative Assembly[21]
  • Educated at: Presidency College[22], University of Calcutta[23], St. Xavier's Collegiate School[24]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Member of political party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)[27], Communist Party of India[28]
  • Commons category: Jyoti Basu[29]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[30]
  • Family name: Basu[31]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Bangla[33], English[34]
  • Name in native language: জ্যোতি বসু[35]

Why It Matters

Jyoti Basu has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Jyoti Basu born?

Jyoti Basu was born in Kolkata[2].

Where did Jyoti Basu die?

Jyoti Basu died in Kolkata[4].

What did Jyoti Basu do for work?

Jyoti Basu worked as a politician[5].

Where did Jyoti Basu go to school?

Jyoti Basu was educated at Presidency College[22], University of Calcutta[23], and St. Xavier's Collegiate School[24].

Related Entities

India Jyoti Basu University of Calcutta West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . indiablooms.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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