Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian prime minister 1998–1999 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served twice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee was the tenth Prime Minister. He headed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Indian Parliament, and became the first Prime Minister unaffiliated with the Indian National Congress to complete a full five-year term in office. He died at the age of 93 on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 17:05 at AIIMS, New Delhi.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
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First Term | |
In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | P.V. Narasimha Rao |
Succeeded by | H.D. Deve Gowda |
Second Term | |
In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | I. K. Gujral |
In office 13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1924-12-25)25 December 1924 Gwalior State, British India |
Died | 16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 93) New Delhi, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Occupation | Politician , Poet |
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