Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa (Nepali: धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा; 1939 – 16 May 2024) was a Nepali military officer who was the Chief of Army Staff (1995–1999) and Director of Avant venture.[4]
His Excellency General Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa | |
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धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा | |
 Official portrait, 1995 | |
| Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Gadul Shumsher J.B. Rana[1] |
| Succeeded by | Prajwal Shumsher J.B. Rana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 Bhurumkhel, Nepal |
| Died | (aged 85) Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University, US Army War College[3] |
| Awards | Nepal Tara (First Class), Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First Class)[4] |
| Military service | |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Nepalese civil war |
Thapa died of lung disease on 16 May 2024, at the age of 85.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Former army chief Gadul Shamsher Rana no more". Thehimalayantimes.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Khatri 1999, p. 139.
- ^ Thapa, Dharmapal Barsingh (14 December 1986). "Indian Defense Policy: Its Implications for Nepal". U.S. Army War College. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Team". Avant.com.np. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Former army chief Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa passes away
Sources
edit- Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999), Nepal Army Chiefs:Short Biographical Sketches, University of Michigan: Sira Khatri