Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
राजीव गांधी
6th Prime Minister of India
	In office; 31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989
President	Zail Singh; R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	V. P. Singh
Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha)
	In office; 18 December 1989 – 23 December 1990
Prime Minister	V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by	L. K. Advani
President of the Indian National Congress
	In office; 1985–1991
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament; for Amethi
	In office; 17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991
Preceded by	Sanjay Gandhi
Succeeded by	Satish Sharma
Personal details
Born	Rajiv Ratna Gandhi; 20 August 1944; Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	21 May 1991 (aged 46); Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of death	Assassination by suicide bombing
Resting place	Veer Bhumi
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sonia Gandhi (m. 1968)
Relations	See Nehru–Gandhi family
Children	Rahul; Priyanka;
Parents	Feroze Gandhi; Indira Gandhi
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge; Imperial College London
Profession	Politician
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1991)

Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (/ˈrɑːdʒiːv ˈɡɑːndiː/ ( listen); 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991)^[1] was the seventh Prime Minister of India. He served as prime minister from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 murder of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, his mother. He became the youngest Indian prime minister.

Gandhi remained Congress President until the elections in 1991. While campaigning for the elections, he was murdered by a suicide bomber.^[2] He was 46 years old.^[3]

Rajiv Gandhi Media

Gandhi with his mother Indira, maternal grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and brother Sanjay in 1949
Gandhi with his mother Indira Gandhi and brother Sanjay Gandhi in 1971
Meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees in 1989.
Gandhi's inner circle was labelled 'Doon Cabinet' or 'Dosco Mafia', given the induction of many of his Doon School acquaintances (Gandhi pictured in the Doon School blazer during a Founder's Day visit)
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Ram Kishore Shukla in 1988.
President Ronald Reagan, Sonia Gandhi, First Lady Nancy Reagan and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, during a state dinner for Prime Minister Gandhi. June 1985.
Rajiv Gandhi (left) congratulates Indian Army explorers for reaching the South Pole.
Veer Bhumi at Delhi, where Rajiv Gandhi was cremated
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, at Sriperumbudur
Bharat Ratna Ribbon

↑ Essay. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and its aftermath (21 May 1991)Knowledge Hub. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
↑ Ramesh Vinayak. The Nation: Terrorism: The RDX Files (1 February 1999)India-today.com. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
↑ Ahluwalia, Meenakshi. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi – Shashi Ahluwalia, Meenakshi Ahluwalia (1991-01-01)Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-315-5. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

Rajiv Gandhi
राजीव गांधी


6th Prime Minister of India
In office 31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989
President	Zail Singh R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	V. P. Singh
Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha)
In office 18 December 1989 – 23 December 1990
Prime Minister	V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by	L. K. Advani
President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1985–1991
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament for Amethi
In office 17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991
Preceded by	Sanjay Gandhi
Succeeded by	Satish Sharma

Personal details
Born	Rajiv Ratna Gandhi 20 August 1944 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	21 May 1991(1991-05-21) (aged 46) Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of death	Assassination by suicide bombing
Resting place	Veer Bhumi
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sonia Gandhi (m. 1968)
Relations	See Nehru–Gandhi family
Children	Rahul Priyanka
Parents	Feroze Gandhi Indira Gandhi
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge Imperial College London
Profession	Politician
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1991)