Bhadrakali Mishra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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politician
Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1920
Place of Birth: Pipra, Central Region, Nepal
Date of Death: 01-Jun-2006
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Bhadrakali Mishra
- Bhadrakali Mishra (Nepali: ???????? ?????; 6 February 1920 – 1 June 2006) was a Nepali politician.
- In his political career lasting more than 50 years, several of which were in exile, he held numerous ministerial portfolios and was also the Chairman of King Birendra's Raj Parishad Standing Committee (the Royal Privy Council of King Birendra) after the establishment of multi-party democracy in 1990.He also took part in the freedom movement of India, following the non-violent forms of protest advocated by Gandhi.
- After the independence of India and the subsequent partition of the country, Bhadrakali Mishra served as a personal assistant to Mahatma Gandhi, traveled with him and also spent some time at his ashram.He was first appointed a minister in 1951 when King Tribhuvan abolished the system of hereditary Prime Ministers from the Rana family and established democracy in Nepal.
- In the 1950s, Mishra held ministerial portfolios of Communications, Public Works, Transport, and Law and Parliamentary Affairs.Bhadrakali Mishra went into exile in 1960 when King Mahendra, son of King Tribhuvan banned all forms of political activities and imposed a party-less panchayat system.
- While in exile, Mishra with his family lived in Patna, Bihar, India and served as the General-Secretary-in-exile of the Nepali Congress as all political activities were banned in Nepal.He returned to Nepal in 1990 following the success of the first Jana Aandolan (People's Movement) and the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990.
- He was subsequently appointed the Chairman of the first Raj Parishad Standing Committee (the Royal Privy Council) by King Birendra.Bhadrakali Mishra died in June 2006 in Ranchi, Jharkhand state, India due to old age and failing health.
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