Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa
His Excellency General Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa | |
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महारथी श्री धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा | |
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 A.D. Bhurumkhel |
Father | Netra Bahadur Thapa[2] |
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 |
Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa (Nepali:धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा) is ex Chief of Army Staff of Nepal (1995–1999) and Director of Avant venture.[4] He belonged to Bagale Thapa clan.[2]
References
Sources
Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999), Nepal Army Chiefs:Short Biographical Sketches, University of Michigan: Sira Khatri
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