Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (/ˈrɑːdʒiːv ˈɡɑːndiː/ (listen); 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991)^[1] was the seventh Prime Minister of India. He served as prime minister from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 murder of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, his mother. He became the youngest Indian prime minister.

Rajiv Gandhi
राजीव गांधी
6th Prime Minister of India
In office 31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989
President	Zail Singh R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	V. P. Singh
Leader of the Opposition
In office 18 December 1989 – 23 December 1990
Prime Minister	V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	L. K. Advani
President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1985–1991
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament for Amethi
In office 17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991
Preceded by	Sanjay Gandhi
Succeeded by	Satish Sharma
Personal details
Born	Rajiv Ratna Gandhi 20 August 1944 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	21 May 1991(1991-05-21) (aged 46) Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of death	Assassination by suicide bombing
Resting place	Veer Bhumi
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sonia Gandhi ​ (m. 1968)​
Relations	See Nehru–Gandhi family
Children	Rahul Priyanka
Parents	Feroze Gandhi Indira Gandhi
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge Imperial College London
Profession	Politician
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1991)

Gandhi remained Congress President until the elections in 1991. While campaigning for the elections, he was murdered by a suicide bomber.^[2] He was 46 years old.^[3]