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- He was involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts, thus came to be known as #missilemanofindia

- He also played a key role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1988.

- He became 11th President of india in 2002. ImageImage
- He was honoured with many awards including Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990, Bharat Ratna in 1997.

- He was known for his simple lifestyle. His few personal possessions included his books, his veena, a CD player, a laptop and some articles of clothing. ImageImage
- He died of cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at the IIM Shillong.
His last words to his companion Srijan Pal Singh were "Funny guy!, Are you doing well?"

- In his memory Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial was built in Rameswaram, TN.
It was inaugurated by PM Modi in July17. ImageImage
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