Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
राजीव गांधी
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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
	In office; 18 December 1989 – 23 December 1990
Prime Minister	V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Vacant
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	25px 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/ (13px 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 grandpa Jawaharlal Nehru and brother Sanjay in 1949
Gandhi with his mother Indira Gandhi and brother Sanjay Gandhi in 1971
Rajiv Gandhi during a medal ceremony
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)
Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla with Rajiv Gandhi at 7, Race course road in 1988.jpg

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Ram Kishore Shukla in 1988.
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President Ronald Reagan, Sonia Gandhi, First Lady Nancy Reagan and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, during a state dinner for Prime Minister Gandhi. June 1985.
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Rajiv Gandhi (left) congratulates Indian Army explorers for reaching the South Pole.
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Veer Bhumi at Delhi, where Rajiv Gandhi was cremated
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The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, at Sriperumbudur

↑ Essay (21 May 1991). "Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and its aftermath". Knowledge Hub. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
↑ Ramesh Vinayak (1 February 1999). "The Nation: Terrorism: The RDX Files". India-today.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
↑ Ahluwalia, Meenakshi (1991-01-01). Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi – Shashi Ahluwalia, Meenakshi Ahluwalia. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-315-5. Retrieved 19 January 2013.