Death and state funeral of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Official portrait, 2004 | |
| Date | 16 August 2018 (date of death) 17 August 2018 (date of state funeral) |
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| Location | AIIMS, Delhi (death) Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, Delhi (state funeral) |
On 16 August 2018, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 10th prime minister of India, died due to various health complications at the age of 93. He was given a state funeral on 17 August 2018. His lying in state occurred at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in Delhi.