Yagya Bahadur Thapa | |
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यज्ञबहादुर थापा | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1917 |
Died | 1978 (aged 60–61) |
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Known for | led armed revolution in 1974 against Government; a recognised martyr |
Military service | |
Rank | Captain [1] |
Yagya Bahadur Thapa ( Nepali: यज्ञबहादुर थापा) is a recognised martyr of Nepal. He was given the martyrdom status by the Government of Nepal in March 2016. [2] He was born in 1917 in Okhaldhunga district and was a member of Nepali Congress [2] in the 1970s when it was banned. [3] Along with Bhim Narayan Shrestha, he was a leader in armed revolt in 1974 and was a leader in the banned Nepali Congress. [4] He was implicated in a bomb attack on the King of Nepal in Biratnagar. [5] He joined with mutineers at the eastern hill district of Okhaldunga in an attempted armed revolution. [6] He was arrested attempting to capture Okhaldunga. [3]
A one-man tribunal of Ridhima Nand Rajacharya sentenced Captain Yagya Bahadur Thapa and Bhim Narayan Shrestha to death. [7] The Supreme Court of Nepal upheld the decision. [1] In 1978 he was executed in a forest south of Hetauda. [3]
Yagya Bahadur Thapa | |
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यज्ञबहादुर थापा | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1917 |
Died | 1978 (aged 60–61) |
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Known for | led armed revolution in 1974 against Government; a recognised martyr |
Military service | |
Rank | Captain [1] |
Yagya Bahadur Thapa ( Nepali: यज्ञबहादुर थापा) is a recognised martyr of Nepal. He was given the martyrdom status by the Government of Nepal in March 2016. [2] He was born in 1917 in Okhaldhunga district and was a member of Nepali Congress [2] in the 1970s when it was banned. [3] Along with Bhim Narayan Shrestha, he was a leader in armed revolt in 1974 and was a leader in the banned Nepali Congress. [4] He was implicated in a bomb attack on the King of Nepal in Biratnagar. [5] He joined with mutineers at the eastern hill district of Okhaldunga in an attempted armed revolution. [6] He was arrested attempting to capture Okhaldunga. [3]
A one-man tribunal of Ridhima Nand Rajacharya sentenced Captain Yagya Bahadur Thapa and Bhim Narayan Shrestha to death. [7] The Supreme Court of Nepal upheld the decision. [1] In 1978 he was executed in a forest south of Hetauda. [3]