Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Former Prime Minister of India Dies at 93

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician and poet. Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, he was a founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He served as Prime Minister of India three times, in 1996, 1998 to 1999 and 1999 to 2004. His government carried out nuclear tests in 1998 and he made peace overtures to Pakistan, including a bus trip to Lahore. He received the Bharat Ratna in 2015.

He was a bachelor and a poet who wrote in Hindi. Vajpayee died in New Delhi on August 16, 2018, at age 93.

Achievements: Prime Minister of India, Bharat Ratna (2015).

Birth: December 25, 1924 - Gwalior, India.

Profession: Politician and poet.

Interesting Facts: He rode the Delhi-Lahore bus in 1999.