About Surya Bahadur Thapa
Surya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: सूर्य बहादुर थापा; 21 March 1928 – 15 April 2015) was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years. Thapa was selected as a member of advisory council in 1958 and was elected as the chairperson. Later he was appointed to the Upper house in 1959 and appointed chair of the Council of Ministers from 1963 to 1964. He went on to serve four terms: 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98, and again in 2003 before leaving Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in November 2004. Surya Thapa was the first prime minister under the Panchayat System of Nepal. In his later years, he was a leader of RPP. He died on 15 April 2015 from respiratory failure while undergoing surgery. Under Thapa, the government offered women special reservations and quotas in government for the first time, via the Public Service Commission. Thapa also became the first Nepali Prime Minister to make an official visit to the Druk Kingdom of Bhutan. In August 2004, Thapa made his first public statement after his resignation, asking the party leadership to call for a Special General Convention.
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