Key facts
- Born
- 20 August 1944, Mumbai
- Died
- 21 May 1991, Sriperumbudur
- State of birth
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot, technocrat and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989 for two terms. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian prime minister at the age of 40. He served until his defeat at the 1989 election, and then became Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, resigning in December 1990, six months before his own assassination.
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Timeline
- 1944Born in Mumbai
- 1981Becomes Member of the Lok Sabha
- 1984Becomes Prime Minister of India
- 1984Becomes President of the Indian National Congress
- 1984Becomes Minister of External Affairs
- 1987Becomes Minister of External Affairs
- 1989Becomes Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- 1989Becomes Member of the 9th Lok Sabha
- 1991Awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
- 1991Awarded the Bharat Ratna
- 1991Dies in Sriperumbudur
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rajiv Gandhi meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees in New Delhi 1989.jpg: ISKCON Russia derivative work: Indopug