Kirti Nidhi Bista

Kirti Nidhi Bista
Kirti Nidhi Bista
कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट
	Bista in 1968
25th Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 7 April 1969 – 13 April 1970
Monarch	King Mahendra
	In office; 14 April 1971 – 16 July 1973
Monarch	King Mahendra; King Birendra
	In office; 12 September 1977 – 30 May 1979
Monarch	King Birendra
Personal details
Born	15 January 1927; Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	11 November 2017 (aged 90); Gyaneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Residence	Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Occupation	Politician

Kirti Nidhi Bista (Nepali: कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017)^[1] was a Nepali politician.

Biography[]

Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927.^[2] He served as prime minister of Nepal from 1969 to 1970, 1971 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.^[3] He was minister of finance from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1973.

After the coup d'état of King Gyanendra in 2005, Bista was appointed one of the vice-chairmen^[4] until the government collapsed in April 2006 after the people's uprising. He is best remembered for resigning from the prime ministerial post after Singha Durbar burned down in 1973.

Bista died at his residence in Gyaneshwor on 11 November 2017. He was 90.^[5]^[6]^[7] Bista had been battling a long-term cancer.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

References[]

^ Profile of Kirti Nidhi Bista
^ Nepal Who's who, Research Centre for Communication and Development, 1997, page 98
^ Anderson, Trevor (2005). Chambers Book of Facts. Chambers. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-550-10137-2.
^ "Nations recall Nepal ambassadors". BBC News. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
^ "Last rites of ex-PM Kirti Nidhi Bista performed (In photos)".
^ "Former PM Bista passes away at 90".
^ "की��्तिनिधि विष्ट जसले भारतीय सेना फिर्ता गराए".
^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista no more".
^ "Former PM Bista passes away".
^ "Nepal's three-time premier of monarchy era Kirti Nidhi Bista dies at 90".
^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista passes away".

Political offices
Preceded by Surya Bahadur Thapa	Prime Minister of Nepal 1969–1970	Succeeded by direct rule by King Mahendra
Preceded by direct rule by King Mahendra	Prime Minister of Nepal 1971–1973	Succeeded by Nagendra Prasad Rijal
Preceded by Tulsi Giri	Prime Minister of Nepal 1977–1979	Succeeded by Surya Bahadur Thapa

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[1] Profile of Kirti Nidhi Bista

[2] Nepal Who's who, Research Centre for Communication and Development, 1997, page 98

[3] Anderson, Trevor (2005). Chambers Book of Facts. Chambers. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-550-10137-2.

[4] "Nations recall Nepal ambassadors". BBC News. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

[5] "Last rites of ex-PM Kirti Nidhi Bista performed (In photos)".

[6] "Former PM Bista passes away at 90".

[7] "की��्तिनिधि विष्ट जसले भारतीय सेना फिर्ता गराए".

[8] "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista no more".

[9] "Former PM Bista passes away".

[10] "Nepal's three-time premier of monarchy era Kirti Nidhi Bista dies at 90".

[11] "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista passes away".

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