Nagendra Prasad Rijal

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Nagendra Prasad Rijal (April 1927–1994) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from July 16, 1973 to December 1, 1975, and from March 21, 1986 to June 18, 1986. He was born in Telia, in Dhankuta District^[1] of Nepal to a wealthy land-owning Brahmin family. His father was Lt. Bishnu Prasad Rijal.

During his two terms in the capacity as the Prime Minister he contributed significantly to the upliftment of the working and impoverished peasants^{[citation needed]}. Rijal promoted Nepal as being the "only Hindu Kingdom" in the world. He was also the president of the World Hindu Federation. He presided over various projects and worked for local developments.

At the time of his death he was survived by his wife Asalata Devi Rijal, his mother, seven children, grand children and great-grand children. He was a son-in-law to the Bastola Family of Eastern Nepal,

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Political offices
Preceded by Kirti Nidhi Bista	Prime Minister of Nepal 1973 – 1975	Succeeded by Tulsi Giri
Preceded by Lokendra Bahadur Chand	Prime Minister of Nepal 1986	Succeeded by Marich Man Singh Shrestha

v t e Prime Ministers of Nepal

Kingdom of Nepal (19th century-1990)	Damodar Pande Rana Bahadur Shah Deva Bhimsen Thapa Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Chautariya Puskhar Shah Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Fateh Jang Chautaria Mathabarsingh Thapa Fateh Jang Chautaria Jang Bahadur Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana Jang Bahadur Renaudip Singh Bahadur Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1952–1953) Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1955–1956) Tanka Prasad Acharya Kunwar Inderjit Singh Subarna Shamsher Rana Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Kirti Nidhi Bista vacant (1970–1971) Kirti Nidhi Bista Nagendra Prasad Rijal Tulsi Giri Kirti Nidhi Bista Surya Bahadur Thapa Lokendra Bahadur Chand Nagendra Prasad Rijal Marich Man Singh Shrestha Lokendra Bahadur Chand

Kingdom of Nepal (1990-2008)	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Man Mohan Adhikari Sher Bahadur Deuba Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Girija Prasad Koirala Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2002) Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2005–2006) Girija Prasad Koirala

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008-present)	Girija Prasad Koirala Prachanda Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Khil Raj Regmi Sushil Koirala

Persondata
Name	Rijal, Nagendra Prasad
Alternative names
Short description	Nepalese politician
Date of birth	1927
Place of birth
Date of death	1994
Place of death

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