Kirti Nidhi Bista (Nepali: कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017)[1] was a Nepali politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Nepal.
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 AD.
After the coup d'état of King Gyanendra in 2005 AD, 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 years old at that time.[5][6][7] Bista had been battling a long-term cancer.[8][9][10][11]
Notes
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".
- ^ "कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट जसले भारतीय सेना फिर्ता गराए". Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista no more". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Former PM Bista passes away".
- ^ "Nepal's three-time premier of monarchy era Kirti Nidhi Bista dies at 90". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista passes away".
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