The premiership of Lal Bahadur Shastri extended from 9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966. Formerly the Minister of External Affairs Shastri became the Indian Prime Minister after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first Prime Minister on 27 May 1964. Shastri’s tenure as Prime Minister lasted only nineteen months due to his sudden death in Tashkent (then Soviet Union).
active years end date
1966-01-11
active years start date
1964-06-09
birth date
1904-10-02
birth name
Lal Bahadur Srivastava
birth place
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Mughalsarai, Presidencies and provinces of British India