PRIME MINISTERS AND PRESIDENTS OF INDIA.

Prime Ministers of India Shri Jawaharlal Nehru August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966 Shrimati Indira Gandhi January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977 Shri Morarji Desai March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 Shri Charan Singh July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980 Shrimati Indira Gandhi January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984 Shri Rajiv Gandhi October 31, 1984 - December 1, 1989 Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh Dec. 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990 Shri Chandra Shekhar November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991 Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao June 21, 1991 - May 16, 1996 Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee May 16, 1996 - 1 June 1996 Shri H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 - 12 April 1997 Shri Inder Kumar Gujral 21 April 1997 - 19 Mar 1998 Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee 19 Mar 1998 Dr Manmohan Singh 2004 P.S:- Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was caretaker Prime Minister of India twice in 1960s. Presidents of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jan. 26,1950 - May 13, 1962 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967 Dr. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967 - August 24, 1969 Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri August 24, 1969 - August 24, 1974 Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977 Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25, 1977 - July 25, 1982 Shri Giani Zail Singh July 25, 1982--July 25, 1987 Shri R. Venkataraman July 25, 1987- July 25, 1992 Dr.S.D. Sharma July 25, 1992 - July 25, 1997 Shri K R Narayanan July 25, 1997 - 2002 Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam - was sworn in as the 11th President of India by Chief Justice of India on July 25, 2002 in the Central Hall of Parliament.