Atal Bihari Vajpayee

25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of India: for 13 days in 1996, and from 1998 to 2004. A founding member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the first president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was a member of Parliament for over four decades and was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2015.

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Born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
25 December 1924

Born in Gwalior, then in the princely state of Gwalior in British India, to a schoolteacher father.

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Completed a master's degree in political science at DAV College, Kanpur
c. 1947

After graduating from Victoria College in Gwalior, he earned an MA in political science from DAV College in Kanpur.

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Founding member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1951

Joined Syama Prasad Mookerjee in founding the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the political forerunner of the BJP.

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First elected to the Lok Sabha from Balrampur
1957

Won the Balrampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 1957 general election, beginning a long parliamentary career.

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Served as Minister of External Affairs in the Janata government
1977 – 1979

Held the external affairs portfolio in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai and addressed the UN General Assembly in Hindi.

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Became the first president of the Bharatiya Janata Party
1980

Following the breakup of the Janata Party, he co-founded the BJP and served as its first president.

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Served as Prime Minister of India for 13 days
16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996

Sworn in as prime minister after the 1996 election but resigned when his government could not secure a majority in the Lok Sabha.

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Served as Prime Minister of India
19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004

Led National Democratic Alliance governments for a full term; his tenure included the Pokhran-II nuclear tests, the Kargil conflict and the Lahore bus initiative with Pakistan.

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Awarded the Bharat Ratna
27 March 2015

Received India's highest civilian award from President Pranab Mukherjee at his residence in New Delhi.

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Died in New Delhi, India
16 August 2018

Died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness.

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