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VALLABHAI PTEL
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India In office 15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950 Monarch George VI President Rajendra Prasad Governor General Louis Mountbatten C. Rajagopalachari Preceded by Position established Minister of Home Affairs In office 15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by Position established Succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari 1st Commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces In office 15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950 Monarch George VI President Rajendra Prasad Governor General Louis Mountbatten C. Rajagopalachari Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Position abolished (merged to the President of India) Personal details Born Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel 31 October 1875 Nadiad , Bombay Presidency , British India Died 15 December 1950 (aged 75) Bombay , Bombay State , ...
