Acharya, Tanka Prasad, 1912-1992

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Acharya, Tanka Prasad, 1912-1992
Other forms of name
Ācārya, Ṭaṅkaprasāda, 1912-1992
Prasad, Tanka, 1912-1992
Tanka Prasad Acharya, 1912-1992
Tanka Prasad, 1912-1992
Ṭaṅkaprasāda Ācārya, 1912-1992
Date of birth
1912-12-31
Date of death
1992-04-23
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2267636
Library of congress: n 97921896
HAI10: 000016416
Sources of Information
  • Living martyrs, 1997:t.p. (Tanka Prasad Acharya) prelim. p. xv (founder, Praja Parishad, prime minister; Tanka Prasad) p. 39 (b. 12/31/1912) p. 297 (d. 4/23/1992)
  • Ṭaṅkaprasāda Ācārya smr̥ti-grantha, 1997:t.p. (Ṭaṅkaprasāda Ācārya; 1912-1992) t.p. verso (Tanka Prasad Acharya)
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Wikipedia description:

Tanka Prasad Acharya (Nepali: टंक प्रसाद आचार्य; 11 February 1912 – 23 April 1992), also known as Jeudo-Shahid ("Living Martyr"), was a Nepali politician who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Nepal from 1956 to 1957. He was one of the founders and the leader of the Nepal Praja Parishad, the first political party in Nepal with the goal of removing the Rana Dynasty's dictatorship.

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