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Seven Lesser-Known Facts About Atal Bihari Vajpayee for Gen Z

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.

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Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August 2018.

He was India’s tenth prime minister, and the country’s first non-Congress prime minister to complete a five-year-term. He served three terms, first for 13 days in 1996, second for 13 months from March 1998 to April 1999, and third for five years from 1999-2004.

Here are some lesser known facts about Atal Bihari Vajpayee which might surprise you.

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When Nehru Predicted Vajpayee Will Be India’s PM

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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He Was Classmates With His Father in Law School

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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Vajpayee Was Part of Student Wing of CPI Before RSS

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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He Worked as an Editor for Some Newspapers

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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A Writer at Heart

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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Went to Jail During Quit India Movement

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.
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He Was Elected to Lok Sabha 10 Times

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, 16 August, 2018.

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