Surya Bahadur Thapa

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. 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
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	(1928-03-21)March 21, 1928
Died	April 15, 2015(2015-04-15) (aged 87) Delhi, India
Political party	Rastriya Prajatantra Party

Thapa died at the age of 87 in a hospital in Delhi, India from respiratory failure after undergoing surgery.

Surya Bahadur Thapa Media

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  Surya Bahadur Thapa at his residence

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  Former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa (left) with Rastriya Prajatantra Party politician Pashupati Shumsher JBR.

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  Thapa on his 86th birthday