Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Also known as Vajpayee, AB Vajpayee, Atal, Atalji

Prime Minister of India (1996, 1988-2004)

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India for a brief period in 1996 and then for a longer term from 1998 to 2004. He is a significant figure in modern Indian history because his tenure shaped India's domestic and foreign policy during a crucial period of the country's development.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Gwalior
Place of death: New Delhi
Occupation: journalist
Position held: Minister of External Affairs
Political party: Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Hinduism
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writing language: English language
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date of birth: 1924-12-24
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name in native language: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
date of death: 2018-08-16
cause of death: diabetes
manner of death: natural causes
candidacy in election: 1998 Indian general election
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Personal details Born(1924-12-25)25 December 1924 Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)

Died16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 93) New Delhi, Delhi, India

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