August 16, 2018:
Here’s a look at the timeline of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s life.
Birth – 25 December 1924
Place– Gwalior
Age– 93 years
Post-graduate – M.A Political Science, DAV College, Kanpur
1942 – Participated in Quit India Movement
1947: Sangh Pracharak
1951– Associated with Bharatiya Jan Sangh
1957 – Elected to Lok Sabha for first time from Balrampur, U.P
1962 – Member of Rajya Sabha
1968 – Chief of Jan Sangh
1975 – Imprisoned in Bengaluru Jail during emergency
1977 – Became External Affairs Minister
1977 – 4 October – Delivered speech in Hindi in United Nations
1980– Founder member of Bharatiya Janata Party
1980 – Became First President of BJP
1992– Awarded Padma Vibhushan
1993– Made Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
1996 – Became PM on 16th May for first time
1998– 19 MArch: Elected PM for second time
1998– Pokhran atomic test done successfully in May
1999– Bus journey to Lahore on 19th February
1999 – Won the Kargil War
1999 – Elected PM for third time on 13th October
2001– Indo-Pak Agra Summit on 14 July
2005– Retired from active politics
2015– Awarded Bharat Ratna (Sources DD News)
