Surya Bahadur Thapa
Prime Minister of Nepal (1928-2015)
Surya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: सूर्य बहादुर थापा March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was a Nepalese politician. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for five terms, under three different kings, in a political career lasting more than 50 years.[1] His terms were 1963-64, 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98 and 2003-04. Surya Bahadur Thapa had been the first Prime Minister of the Panchayat System.
Surya Bahadur Thapa | |
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सूर्य बहादुर थापा | |
![]() Surya Bahadur Thapa in 2005 | |
24th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 5 June 2003 – 3 June 2004 | |
Monarch | Gyanendra |
Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
In office 7 October 1997 – 15 April 1998 | |
Monarch | Birendra |
Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
In office 30 May 1979 – 12 July 1983 | |
Monarch | Birendra |
Preceded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
Succeeded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
In office 26 January 1965 – 7 April 1969 | |
Monarch | Birendra |
Preceded by | Tulsi Giri |
Succeeded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
In office 23 December 1963 – 26 February 1964 | |
Preceded by | Tulsi Giri |
Succeeded by | Tulsi Giri |
Personal details | |
Born | March 21, 1928 |
Died | April 15, 2015 Delhi, India | (aged 87)
Political party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
Thapa died at the age of 87 in a hospital in Delhi, India from respiratory failure after undergoing surgery.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Welcome to Frontline : Vol. 29 :: No. 16". Hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ↑ "Former PM Thapa passes away". Nepal Times.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.