1. Golap Borbora was the first non-Congress chief minister of Assam

2. He is the sixth Chief Minister of Assam

3. He served as CM from March 12, 1978 to September 4, 1979

4. A prominent face of the Janata Party, Borbora was born in Golaghat on April 3, 1968

5. After his schooling in Assam, he gained his higher education from University of Calcutta

6. He had ten siblings, one of whom was Renu Saikia who was a famous actress of Assamese film industry

7. A participant in the freedom struggle, Borbora was widely admired for his firm stand against colonial rule and his advocacy of people’s rights

8. He had been imprisoned nine times in different parts of India since Independence and the last time he was jailed was for 19 months during Emergency

9. He succeeded Sarat Chandra Singha as Chief Minister

10. An absolute lover of paan and tea, Golap Borbora breathed his last at the age of 83 years in March 19, 2006

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1. Golap Borbora was the first non-Congress chief minister of Assam

1. Golap Borbora was the first non-Congress chief minister of Assam

2. He is the sixth Chief Minister of Assam

2. He is the sixth Chief Minister of Assam

3. He served as CM from March 12, 1978 to September 4, 1979

3. He served as CM from March 12, 1978 to September 4, 1979

4. A prominent face of the Janata Party, Borbora was born in Golaghat on April 3, 1968

4. A prominent face of the Janata Party, Borbora was born in Golaghat on April 3, 1968

5. After his schooling in Assam, he gained his higher education from University of Calcutta

5. After his schooling in Assam, he gained his higher education from University of Calcutta

6. He had ten siblings, one of whom was Renu Saikia who was a famous actress of Assamese film industry

6. He had ten siblings, one of whom was Renu Saikia who was a famous actress of Assamese film industry

7. A participant in the freedom struggle, Borbora was widely admired for his firm stand against colonial rule and his advocacy of people’s rights

7. A participant in the freedom struggle, Borbora was widely admired for his firm stand against colonial rule and his advocacy of people’s rights

8. He had been imprisoned nine times in different parts of India since Independence and the last time he was jailed was for 19 months during Emergency

8. He had been imprisoned nine times in different parts of India since Independence and the last time he was jailed was for 19 months during Emergency

9. He succeeded Sarat Chandra Singha as Chief Minister

9. He succeeded Sarat Chandra Singha as Chief Minister

10. An absolute lover of paan and tea, Golap Borbora breathed his last at the age of 83 years in March 19, 2006

10. An absolute lover of paan and tea, Golap Borbora breathed his last at the age of 83 years in March 19, 2006

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