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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Nehru, Jawaharlal (juwähurläl' nā'rOO, ne'–) [key], 18891964, Indian statesman, b. Allahabad; son of Motilal Nehru. A politician and statesman of great skill, Nehru was enormously popular in India.

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