- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Ajatshatru
- Height5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 in Gwalior, Central India Agency, British India. He was a writer, known for Kya Khoya Kya Paya (2002), Nayi Disha (1999) and Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). He died on August 16, 2018 in New Delhi, India.
- ChildrenBhattacharya, Namita
- Witty sense of humor.
- Deep, smooth voice.
- 13th Prime Minister of India (May 16, 1996 - June 1, 1996) & 16th (March 19, 1998 - May 12, 2004 [2 terms]).
- Founding head of the Bhartiya Janata Party [1980]. Today, the BJP is world's largest political organization in a multi-party democratic nation, comprising of over 150 million registered members.
- First non-Congress Prime Minister of India to complete a full term in office. [1998-2004].
- Although not a member of the Indian National Congress, Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao appointed Vajpayee as India's permanent representative to the United Nations in 1992.
- Served as Minister of External Affairs in the short lived Morarji Desai Ministry [1977-79] which was dissolved owing to a Vote of No Confidence passed in the parliament against Vajpayee's and Lal Krishna Advani's [then Minister for Information and Broadcast] continued membership of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. During this tenure as MEA, Vajpayee delivered a speech in the United Nations General Assembly entirely in Hindi.
- [Addressing the lower house of the Indian Parliament] I don't mean to be rude, but let me make it very straight to all ladies and gentlemen available in this room: I am the Prime Minister of India not because of the Congress but rather DESPITE it !!!!
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