Prathibha Patil 

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Prathibha Devisingh Patil is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 20121.

Early life

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Prathibha Patil was born in a Marathi family on 19 December 1934 in the village of Nadgaon in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

First Woman President

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 who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 2021. She was the first woman to become the president of India. 

Education

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His early education was from R.R. After his schooling in Jalgaon, he obtained his law degree from the Government Law College, Bombay.

Personal Life

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Patil married Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat on 7 July 1965. The couple has a daughter, Jyoti Rathore and a son Raosaheb Shekhawat.

Political career

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In 1962, at the age of 27, she was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the Jalgaon constituency.

Governor 

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On 8 November 2004 she was appointed the 17th Governor of Rajasthan, the first woman to hold that office.

Educational Institute 

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Patil set up Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, an educational institute which runs a chain of schools and colleges.

Trust

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She also set up Shram Sadhana Trust, which runs hostels for working women in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.

Sam Manekshaw

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Sam Manekshaw is considered one of the greatest military leaders in Indian history.