Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa

His Excellency General
Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa
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

  1. ↑ https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/former-nepal-army-chief-gadul-shamsher-rana-no-more/
  2. 1 2 Khatri 1999, p. 139.
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com.np/books?id=NzupNwAACAAJ&dq=thapa&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6u_ePhvvSAhVX6WMKHYBiBHUQ6AEIJTAD
  4. 1 2 http://www.avant.com.np/Team.aspx

Sources

Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999), Nepal Army Chiefs:Short Biographical Sketches, University of Michigan: Sira Khatri 

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