Manmohan Singh, India's reluctant prime minister, dies aged 92


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  • Friday, 27 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talks to Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane (not pictured) during a meeting in New Delhi March 11, 2014. REUTERS/Prakash Singh/Pool/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of 92, was arguably one of India's most successful leaders.

Singh, the first Sikh to lead his nation, was prime minister from 2004 to 2014, serving a rare two terms. He had been undergoing care for age-related medical conditions.

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