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Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at the age of 94 years: Details, Timeline
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at the age of 94 years: Details, Timeline
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been admitted at AIIMS-Delhi for the last nine weeks died at the age of 94 years. He was suffering from with kidney tract infection, chest congestion and his urine output were on the lower side.
Timeline
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 25th December 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee becomes the leader of the Jana Sangh Party in 1957 and was elected to the People’s Assembly/Lok Sabha.
1962: Elected to a six-year term in the Rajya Sabha.
1975: Jailed along with other dissident politicians during a declared state of emergency.
1977-1979: Serves as the Minister for External Affairs when the Jana Sangh Party comes into power as the Janata Party.
1980: Helps found and becomes president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
1984: Loses his seat in the People’s Assembly.
1991: Wins a seat in the People’s Assembly.
1996: Runs as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. Wins but his party’s government lasts only 13 days before it is ousted.
March 19, 1998: After the BJP assembles a winning coalition, is sworn in as prime minister.
April 17, 1999: Resigns after his government loses a parliamentary vote of confidence.
October 13, 1999: Sworn in again as prime minister after his party and its allies regain control.
March 21, 2000: Along with US President Bill Clinton, Vajpayee signs a statement on “US-India Relations: A Vision for the 21st Century,” while hosting Clinton in New Delhi. The document proposes many new endeavors, including a “pledge to reduce impediments to bilateral trade and investment, and to expand commerce between the two nations.”
September 14, 2000: Vajpayee addresses the joint session of the US Congress where he states that his visit to the US has “consolidated relations between the world’s two largest democracies and marked a new era in bilateral and global affairs.”
October 2000: Undergoes knee replacement surgery.
May 13, 2004: Concedes the election after his party loses seats to rivals in parliamentary elections.
December 29, 2005: Announces his retirement from politics.
