Surya Bahadur Thapa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Prime Minister of Nepal
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Place of Birth: Dhankuta, Nepal
About Surya Bahadur Thapa
- Surya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: ????? ?????? ????; March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was the only Nepali politician a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal.
- He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years. He was elected to the Upper house in 1959 and was appointed to the chair of the Council of Ministers from 1963–64.
- He went on to serve four further terms: 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98, and again in 2003 before leaving his Rastriya Prajatantra Party in November 2004.Surya Thapa was the first Prime Minister under the Panchayat System of Nepal.
- In his later years, he was the leader of Rastriya Janashakti Party.
- He died on 15 April 2015 from respiratory failure while undergoing surgery.
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