Kirti Nidhi Bista

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

Kirti Nidhi Bista
कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट
Bista with Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1968
25th Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
7 April 1969 – 13 April 1970
MonarchKing Mahendra
In office
14 April 1971 – 16 July 1973
MonarchKing Mahendra
King Birendra
In office
12 September 1977 – 30 May 1979
MonarchKing Birendra
Personal details
Born(1927-01-15)15 January 1927
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died11 November 2017(2017-11-11) (aged 90)
Gyaneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepali
ResidenceGyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
OccupationPolitician

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] 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
  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. "कीर्तिनिधि 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".
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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