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V V Giri (1894-1980): Term (May 3, 1969 - July 20, 1969 and Aug 24, 1969 - Aug 24, 1974) Varahagiri Venkata Giri served as the Governor of UP (1957%u20131960), Kerala (1960%u20131965) and Mysore (1965%u20131967). Giri became acting President in 1969 upon the death in office of Dr Zakir Hussain and decided to run for that position in the ensuing election. The Congress leadership chose to support Neelam Sanjiva Reddy for the position, but being Indira's choice, Giri was able to prevail. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1975.