Indian Hindu leader (born 1921)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Pramukh Swami Maharaj was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a Hindu denomination. BAPS regards him as the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan, following Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, and Yogiji Maharaj. He was believed by his followers to be in constant communion with Swaminarayan, and ontologically, the manifestation of Akshar, the eternal abode of Swaminarayan.

Born

1921

December 7

Died

2016

Era

1920s

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Pramukh, in brief

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2016 Died

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The world in 1921

When Pramukh arrived

april 11 Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
april 2 The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
august 14 Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
august 23 British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.

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Alan Faneca 1976– American football player Columba 521–597 Irish missionary, monk, and saint (died 597) Henri Mathias Berthelot 1861– French general during World War I (died 1931) Hermann Maier 1972– Austrian skier İbrahim Kutluay 1973– Turkish basketball player J. B. Sumarlin 1932– Indonesian economist and politician, 17th Indonesian Minister of Finance (died 2020) Walter Nowotny 1920–1944 Austrian-German soldier and pilot (died 1944) Yuzuru Hanyu 1994– Japanese figure skater

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Ágnes Keleti 1921–2025 Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921) Alexander Dubček 1921–1992 Slovak soldier and politician (died 1992) Art Clokey 1921–2010 American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Bill Willis 1921–2007 American football player and coach (born 1921) Brian Moore 1921–1999 Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1999) Esther Williams 1921–2013 American swimmer and actress (died 2013) Ezzard Charles 1921–1975 American boxer (died 1975) Franciszek Blachnicki 1921–1987 Polish priest (born 1921) Franco Corelli 1921–2003 Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)

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