Marich Man Singh Shrestha (born 1942) is a Nepalese politician. He served as prime minister of Nepal from June 15, 1986 to April 6, 1990. Prior to that he was Speaker of the National Assembly of Nepal. He is a member of the Newar community and was the first member of that ethnic group to become prime minister. He was dismissed by the king during political tensions in which protestors called for multiparty elections. Subsequently a draft constitution was introduced which allowed for direct elections to a bicameral parliament. [1][2]
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| Preceded by Nagendra Prasad Rijal |
Prime Minister of Nepal 1986 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Lokendra Bahadur Chand |