The Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee begins on 25 July 2012,[1][2] when he took oath as the thirteenth President of India.
 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee 25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017 | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
|---|---|
| Election | 2012 Indian presidential election |
| Seat | Rashtrapati Bhawan |
 Emblem of India | |
Domestic affairs
editMercy petitions
editDuring his tenure, Mukherjee disposed of 34 mercy pleas. Of these, 30 were rejected and 4 were commuted.[3] Among those whose pleas were denied are Ajmal Kasab, Afzal Guru and Yakub Menon.[4][5]
Foreign affairs
editList of state visits
edit| Year | Country | Date(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Bangladesh | Awarded Bangladesh Liberation War Honour | ||
| 2 | Mauritius | ||||
| 3 | Belgium | ||||
| 4 | Turkey | ||||
| 5 | 2014 | Vietnam | |||
| 6 | Norway | ||||
| 7 | Finland | ||||
| 8 | Bhutan | ||||
| 9 | 2015 | Russia | |||
| 10 | Sweden | ||||
| 11 | Belarus | ||||
| 12 | Jordan | ||||
| 13 | Palestine | ||||
| 14 | Israel | ||||
| 15 | 2016 | Papua New Guinea | 27–29 April | ||
| 16 | New Zealand | 30 April–2 May | [6] | ||
| 17 | China | 24–27 May | |||
| 18 | Ghana | 12–14 June | |||
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 14–15 June | Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast | ||
| 20 | Namibia | 15–18 June | |||
| 21 | Nepal | 2–4 November |
State visits
editBelgium and Turkey
edit
The President, accompanied with his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, arrived at Brussels.[7]
Vietnam
editPresident Mukherjee planted a Bodhi tree in the Presidential Palace.[8]
Jordan, Palestine, and Israel
editHe was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Jordan.[9]
He addressed the Israeli parliament[10]
Papua New Guinea and New Zealand
editChina
editGhana, Ivory Coast, and Namibia
editNepal
editReferences
edit- ^ "Welcome to the website of The President of India". 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Shri Pranab Mukherjee: Former President of India". pranabmukherjee.nic.in. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "No Mercy: Pranab Mukherjee rejected 30 mercy petitions as President". India Today. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "No rubber stamp, Pranab acts fast on mercy petitions". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Scroll Staff (21 October 2017). "Pranab Mukherjee says he rejected Afzal Guru's mercy petition based on government's counsel: Report". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "President Pranab Mukherjee returns after six-day state visit to New Zealand". The Hindu. 2 May 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Brussels". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Sapling of Bodhi tree planted in Vietnam". www.business-standard.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "President Pranab Mukherjee conferred honorary doctorate by Jordanian university". The Economic Times. 11 October 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Pranab Mukherjee addresses Israel Parliament". The Hindu. 14 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 June 2023.