Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman. He served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. In 2015, he was conferred India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the President of India. He died on 16 August 2018 of age-related illness in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Summary Atal Bihari VajpayeeAtal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman. He served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. He was a member of the Indian Parliament for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, and twice to the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, he was conferred India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the President of India. He died on 16 August 2018 of age-related illness in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. His funeral was held in his hometown of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday, August 26, 2018. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 909090 or  visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1 800 909090.  For confidential help in the United States, call the United States National Suicide Lifeline at 1-877-273 8255. For confidential support on suicide matters call the Salvation Army on 1–800-9090.

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