Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
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| First Term | |
| In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | P.V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | H.D. Deve Gowda |
| Second Term | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | I. K. Gujral |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Third Term | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1924 |
| Died | 16 August 2018 (aged 93) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Statesman, Poet |
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1996, 1998–2004
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian statesman who served thrice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, from 19 March 1998 to 12 October 1999 and then, from 13 October 1999 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee was the tenth Prime Minister. He headed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Indian Parliament, and became the first Prime Minister unaffiliated with the Indian National Congress to complete a full five-year term in office. He died at the age of 93 on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 17:05 at AIIMS, New Delhi.