KR Narayanan has died at the aged of 85, the defence ministry has said. Mr Narayanan had fallen into a coma a week ago after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia." /> Ex-India president Narayanan dies | Balanced News Blog

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by admin | November 9, 2005 at 10:15 am UTC

Former Indian president KR Narayanan has died at the aged of 85, the defence ministry has said. Mr Narayanan had fallen into a coma a week ago after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia.

Mr Narayanan was the first member of the Dalit or untouchable caste to become president, a position he held from 1997 to 2002.

Correspondents say Mr Narayanan had been suffering from poor health for some time.

Source: BBC.

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