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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India after her independence in 1947. He was an Indian barrister, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a founding father of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning “chief” in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. He acted as Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He organised non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj during India’s freedom struggle, becoming one of the most influential leaders in India. As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organised relief efforts for refugees fleeing to Punjab and Delhi from Pakistan and worked to restore peace. He led the task of forging a united India, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation those British colonial provinces that had been “allocated” to India as well as 565 princely states that had been released from British suzerainty in 1947. More Info
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