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Rajiv Gandhi [a] (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) [1] [2] [3] was an Indian politician who was the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become at the age of 40 the youngest Indian prime minister.
The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. [2] At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [ 3 ]
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur marks the site of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. There have been numerous assassination attempts on prime ministers of India . The prime minister is the executive head of the Union Government of India , and is usually the most powerful person in the country.
The First Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 10th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was headed by Rajiv Gandhi and retained most ministers from the predecessor cabinet. The ministry was dissolved on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general ...
Kalaivani Rajaratnam (26 July 1968 – 21 May 1991) was a prominent Sri Lankan Tamil militant associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Born in Kaithady Nunavil in the Jaffna Peninsula, she is notably recognized for her role as a suicide bomber in the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is a memorial to the former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Chennai, India. The memorial is located at Sriperumpudur at the site where he was assassinated on 21 May 1991. It was opened on 10 October 2003 by then President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.
Gandhi visited Japan, Canada and USA from 11 to 21 October 1987. [11] Canada: Vancouver: October 1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 [11] United States: Washington, D.C. 19–20 October 1987 UN General Assembly [5] [11] Nepal: Kathmandu: 2–4 November 1987 SAARC Summit [11] Burma: Rangoon: 15–16 December 1987 [11] Pakistan ...
The Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 11th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election which resulted in the formation of a majority government by the Indian National Congress party under the leadership of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 ...