Singha Bahadur Basnyat
His Excellency General Singha Bahadur Basnyat | |
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| महारथी श्री सिँह बहादुर बस्न्यात | |
| Commander-in-Chief of Nepal Army | |
| In office 10 May 1970 – 10 May 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Surendra Bahadur Shah |
| Succeeded by | Guna Shamsher JBR[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Thamel, Kathmandu |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | General |
Singha Bahadur Basnyat[3] is a Nepalese soldier and former Commander-in-Chief of the Nepal Army.[4] He was third son of Colonel Bhakta Bahadur Basnet.[2] He attended a meeting at China alongside PM Nagendra Prasad Rijal and other high-ranking officials. He belonged to Khaptari Basnyat clan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Karki 1983.
- ^ a b Khatri 1999, p. 121.
- ^ Not to be confused with Nepalese Ambassador to Britain, late Dr. Singha Bahadur Basnyat, husband of Princess Jyotshana Basnyat of Nepal
- ^ Khatri 1999, p. 120.
- ^ United States Foreign Broadcast Information Services 1974.
Sources
[edit]- Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999), Nepal Army Chiefs: Short Biographical Sketches, University of Michigan: Sira Khatri
- Karki, Yuba Raj Singh (1983), Nepal Almanac: A Book of Facts, University of Michigan
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - United States Foreign Broadcast Information Services (1974), Daily Report: People's Republic of China, University of Michigan: U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Services
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