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This article is about the politician. For other uses of the name, see Rajiv Gandhi (disambiguation). Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (/ËrÉËdÊiËv ËÉ¡ÉËndiË/; 20 August 1944 â 21 May 1991) was the Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister at the age of 40.