Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
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

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.

Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, United Provinces, British India (now Madhya Pradesh, India).^[1] 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.^[2]

1. ↑ "The Leading Indian Politician Site on the Net". indianpoliticians.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
2. ↑ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, passes away at 93". The Hindu. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.