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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Birth Name:
    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Common Name:
    Vajpayee
  • Date of Birth:
    November 25, 1924
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Sagittarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Gray
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism
  • Education:

    Victoria College

    DAV College

  • Address:
    6-A, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi-110011
  • Email:
    http://www.atalbiharivajpayee.in

Family

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Father:
    Krishna Behari
  • Mother:
    Krishna Devi

Career

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Trivia

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Under his leadership India achieved steady economic growth and became a world leader in information technology. In 2004 his coalition was defeated in parliamentary elections, and he resigned from office.
  • In 2000 his government began an extensive program of divestment of public funds from several key state-run industries.
  • In May 1998 nuclear weapons tests ordered by Vajpayee drew international condemnation and economic sanctions. I
  • In 1998 and 1999 he was again elected prime minister as head of a BJP-led coalition.
  • Elected prime minister in May 1996, he was unable to form a government and resigned after 13 days.
  • In 1992 he was one of the few Hindu leaders to speak out against the destruction of the historic Babri Masjid mosque by anti-Muslim extremists.
  • He served as foreign minister in the late 1970s and helped formally establish the BJP in 1980
  • He strode into a decisive phase of national life and history: the Congress Party, dominant over 40 years, had fallen into ignominy, and warring, corrupt and fractious regional parties threatened the very stability of the nation by continually fracturing government work.
  • He has served in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and represented the constituencies of Lucknow and Gwalior.
  • He has edited Rashtradharma (a Hindi monthly), Panchjanya (a Hindi weekly) and the dailies Swadesh and Veer Arjun.

Quotes

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • "The terrorist organizations operating in Kashmir are closely linked to al Qaeda and other jihadi organizations directly supported by Pakistan."
  • "The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy. "
  • "The Iraq issue has inevitably generated a debate on the functioning and the efficacy of the Security Council and of the UN itself."
  • "The elections will be held under the supervision of the central election commission. And we have made a commitment that the elections will be free and fair."
  • "Significant progress was made at Johannesburg towards realization of sustainable development, but the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change remains stalled."
  • "Political compulsions force us to meet the aspirations of our people quickly even as we subject ourselves to newer and more rigid international standards and norms."
  • "Pakistan is not interested in having elections."
  • "Our relations need further strengthening through augmentation of trade and investment flows and increased market access for Indian products."
  • "Once this terrorism ends, India would be happy to resume its dialogue with Pakistan on all aspects of bilateral relations."
  • "Once a dialogue resumes, it is for India and Pakistan to resolve issues between them to mutual satisfaction."
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Biography

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Last Updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009

atal bihari vajpayeeAtal Bihari Vajpayee is one the most experienced, respected and renowned politician of Indian politics.  He was born on December 25, 1924 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Educated at Victoria (now Laxmi Bai) College, Gwalior and DAV College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Vajpayee holds an M.A (Political Science) degree and has many literary, artistic and scientific accomplishments to his credit. He has also authored several books.He was founder-member of the erstwhile Jana Sangh (1951), President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1968-1973), leader of the Jana Sangh parliamentary party (1955-1977) and a founder-member of the Janata Party (1977-1980), Shri Vajpayee was President, BJP (1980-1986) and the leader of BJP parliamentary party during 1980-1984, 1986 and 1993-1996.

atal bihari vajpayeeHe was Leader of the Opposition throughout the term of the 11th Lok Sabha. Earlier, he was India's External Affairs Minister in the Morarji Desai Government from March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979. Elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance, which is a pre-election coming together of political parties from different regions of the country and which enjoyed a comfortable backing and support of the elected Members of the 13th Lok Sabha, Shri Vajpayee was earlier elected leader of his own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party which has also again emerged as the single largest party in the 13th Lok Sabha as was the case in the 12th Lok Sabha. He has played pivotal role in the functioning of NDA government under his leadership and also in improving relations with Pakistan.

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