When was Atal Bihari Vajpayee born?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 24 December 1924 in Gwalior.

What positions has Atal Bihari Vajpayee held?

Positions held by Atal Bihari Vajpayee include: Prime Minister of India (1998–2004); Minister of External Affairs (1998–1998); Prime Minister of India (1996–1996); Minister of External Affairs (1977–1979); member of Rajya Sabha.

Where did Atal Bihari Vajpayee study?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was educated at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, St. Mary's School, Belgaum, DAV College, Kanpur.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी

Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman and a poet who served as prime minister of India, from 1998 to 2004, and previously for two weeks in 1996. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a volunteer and full-time functionary (pracharak) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary volunteer organisation. Vajpayee combined cultural nationalism with political moderation, shaping a distinctive strand of post-Independence Indian conservatism rooted in civilisational identity. Vajpayee represented a current in Hindu nationalism that sought to harmonise cultural identity with democratic pluralism.

Quick facts

Born: 24 December 1924 wd
Place of birth: Gwalior wd
Died: 16 August 2018 wd
Place of death: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi wd
Citizenship: British Raj, Dominion of India wd
Occupation: politician, poet, journalist, writer wd
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2018), Bharatiya Jana Sangh wd
Education: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, St. Mary's School, Belgaum, DAV College, Kanpur wd

Positions held wd

Prime Minister of India (19 March 1998 – 19 May 2004)
Minister of External Affairs (19 March 1998 – 5 December 1998)
Prime Minister of India (16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996)
Minister of External Affairs (26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979)
member of Rajya Sabha
Member of the 11th Lok Sabha
Member of the 12th Lok Sabha
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha
Member of the 7th Lok Sabha

Awards wd

Bharat Ratna (2015)
Ig Nobel Prize (1998)
Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1994)
Banga Bibhushan (1994)
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (1999)

About

The longest-serving member of the Indian Parliament and its lower house, the Lok Sabha, Vajpayee was a parliamentarian for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the Lok Sabha, and twice to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. He served as the Member of Parliament from Lucknow, Gwalior, New Delhi and Balrampur constituencies, before retiring from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), of which he was president from 1968 to 1972. The BJS merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party, which won the 1977 general election. In March 1977, Vajpayee became the minister of external affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai. He resigned in 1979, and the Janata alliance collapsed soon after. Former members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh formed the BJP in 1980, with Vajpayee as its first president.

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When was Atal Bihari Vajpayee born?: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 24 December 1924 in Gwalior.
What positions has Atal Bihari Vajpayee held?: Positions held by Atal Bihari Vajpayee include: Prime Minister of India (1998–2004); Minister of External Affairs (1998–1998); Prime Minister of India (1996–1996); Minister of External Affairs (1977–1979); member of Rajya Sabha.
Where did Atal Bihari Vajpayee study?: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was educated at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, St. Mary's School, Belgaum, DAV College, Kanpur.

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