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Inder Kumar Gujral

Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)

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Inder Kumar Gujral was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India for about a year, from 1997 to 1998. He is remembered for his efforts to improve India's relations with neighboring countries, particularly through his "Gujral Doctrine" which emphasized regional cooperation and peaceful diplomacy in South Asia.

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President: Shankar Dayal Sharma , K. R. Narayanan
Vice president: K. R. Narayanan, Krishan Kant
Preceded by: H. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded by: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime minister: Himself
Constituency: Bihar
Born: ( 1919-12-04 ) 4 December 1919 , Pari Darveza , Punjab , British India
Died: 30 November 2012 (2012-11-30) (aged 92), Gurugram , Haryana , India
Party: Indian National Congress (1964–1988) Janata Dal (1988–1998)
Spouse: Sheila Gujral ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; died 2011 )
Children: 2, including Naresh Gujral
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Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician, and independence activist, who served as prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998.

Born in Punjab, he was influenced by politics as a student, and joined the All India Students Federation and the Communist Party of India. He was imprisoned for taking part in the Quit India movement. After independence, he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1964, and became a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.