Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He served as the 10th Prime Minister of India for six years from 1998 through 2004. He was also serving as Prime Minister from May 1996 through June 1996. He founded the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
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10th Prime Minister of India
In office 19 March 1998 – 19 May 2004
President	K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by	I. K. Gujral(JD)
Succeeded by	Manmohan Singh(INC)
In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao(INC)
Succeeded by	H. D. Deve Gowda(JDS)
Minister of External Affairs
In office 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Yashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded by	Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Personal details
Born	(1924-12-25)25 December 1924 Gwalior, United Province, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died	16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 93) New Delhi, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1980)
Alma mater	Victoria College (Now Laxmibai College), Gwalior DAV College, Kanpur
Website	atalbiharibajpai.com www.atalfoundation.org

Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, United Provinces, British India (now Madhya Pradesh, India). He studied at Victoria College (now Laxmibai College) and at DAV College, Kanpur. Vajpayee was never married and had no children.

Vajpayee, who had dementia and diabetes, died at a New Delhi hospital from multiple organ failure on 16 August 2018, aged 93.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Media

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  Vajpayee addressing a political rally in 1977.

• Officials of India welcome Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter during an arrival ceremony in New Delhi, India - NARA - 177371.jpg

  Foreign Minister Vajpayee (far right), President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (far left) and Prime Minister Morarji Desai (third from right, front row) with US President Jimmy Carter during his 1978 visit to India.

• Prime Minister Vajpayee with Indian troops and other dignitaries at Kargil after the war in 1999

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  Vajpayee with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 6 November 2001

• President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee shake hands after signing a vision statement, Hyderabad House, New Delhi.jpg

  Vajpayee meeting U.S. president Bill Clinton at the Hyderabad Houseon 21 March 2000

• Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee speaking at a special session to commorate 200th session of Rajya Sabha in the Centre Hall of Parliament on 11 December, 2003.jpg

  Prime Minister Vajpayee speaking at a special session to commemorate the 200th session of Rajya Sabha in 2003.

• The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee casting his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on May 5, 2004.jpg

  Prime Minister Vajpayee casting his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, during the 2004 general election.

• Atal Bihari Bajpayee and the BJP President, Shri Rajnath Singh coming out from the polling booth after casting their vote for the Presidential election at Parliament House, in New Delhi on July 19, 2007.jpg

  Vajpayee and Rajnath Singh (left) during the voting for 2007 Indian Presidential election

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  Bharat Ratna Ribbon

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  Padma Vibhushan Ribbon

Other websites

• Profile Govt. of India
• Profile at BBC News
• Annotated Bibliography for Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
• BJP website Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
• A. B. Vajpayee Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine at BJP leaders, India
• Atalji's life journey poems and songs collection Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Read few poems of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Hindi Script Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
• In India's Spotlight, He Was Both Director and Audience – NYTimes