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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
As Modi rose to prominence in India, the UK [168] and the EU [169] lifted their bans in October 2012 and March 2013, respectively, and after his election as prime minister in 2014, the US lifted its ban and invited him to Washington, D.C. [170] [171] Modi meeting with then-Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in 2004
The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, unless a prime minister resigns. The prime minister is the presiding member of the Council of Ministers of the Union government. The prime minister ...
Lal Bahadur Shastri (pronounced [lɑːl bəˈɦɑːd̪ʊɾ ˈʃɑːst̪ɾiː] ⓘ; born Lal Bahadur Srivastava; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966.
Gandhi expected to discuss India's independence, while the British side focused on the Indian princes and Indian minorities rather than on a transfer of power. Lord Irwin's successor, Lord Willingdon , took a hard line against India as an independent nation, began a new campaign of controlling and subduing the nationalist movement.
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Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: Manamohana Singha , pronounced [mənˈmoːɦənᵊ ˈsɪ́ŋɣʰ] ⓘ; 26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat politician and statesman [1] who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.
Chandra Shekhar (17 April 1927 – 8 July 2007), also known as Jananayak, was an Indian politician and the prime minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991. He headed a minority government of a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with outside support from the Indian National Congress . [ 1 ]