V.K. Krishna Menon

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:Presidency_College,_Chennai
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-05-03
gptkbp:birthPlace Pallavur, Kerala, India
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-10-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Delhi,_India
gptkbp:education gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:Presidency_College,_Chennai
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vengalil_Krishnan_Krishna_Menon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V.K. Krishna Menon
gptkbp:knownFor controversial political figure
non-alignment movement
India-China war controversy
close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Malayalam
gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableFor Kashmir issue at the United Nations
longest speech at the United Nations
role in India’s defense modernization
role in India’s foreign policy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Kumaran_Menon
gptkb:Vellayamma
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Midnapore
North Bombay
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:High_Commissioner_of_India_to_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Defence_Minister_of_India
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Baldev_Singh
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:signature V K Krishna Menon signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yashwantrao_Chavan
gptkbp:termEnd 1962
gptkbp:termStart 1957
gptkbp:UNSpeechDate 1957-01-23
gptkbp:UNSpeechDuration over 8 hours
gptkbp:UNSpeechTopic gptkb:Kashmir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Chequered_Brilliance:_The_Many_Lives_of_V.K._Krishna_Menon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7