Death and state funeral of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister, died early 11 January 1966 in Tashkent, then in the Soviet Union. He was 61 and the official cause was reported as a myocardial infarction. Shastri had been in Tashkent since 4 January 1966 for peace talks brokered by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin between India and Pakistan. The Tashkent Declaration was signed on 10 January, and within hours Shastri complained of chest pain and died suddenly in the Soviet-provided villa.
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