Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency General
Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa
Birth Place:Bhurumkhel, Nepal
Death Place:Kathmandu, Nepal
Father:Netra Bahadur Thapa
Alma Mater:Tribhuvan University, US Army War College[1]
Rank:General
Office:Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
Term Start:1995
Term End:1999
Predecessor:Gadul Shumsher J.B. Rana[2]
Successor:Prajwal Shumsher J.B. Rana
Awards:Nepal Tara (First Class), Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First Class)
Battles:Nepalese civil war
Native Name Lang:ne

Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa (Nepali: धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा; 1939 – 16 May 2024) was a Nepali military officer who was the Chief of Army Staff (1995–1999) and Director of Avant venture.[3]

Thapa died of lung disease on 16 May 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Defense Policy: Its Implications for Nepal. Dharmapal Barsingh. Thapa. 14 December 1986. U.S. Army War College. 14 December 2017. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Former army chief Gadul Shamsher Rana no more. 6 April 2016. Thehimalayantimes.com. 14 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Team. Avant.com.np. 14 December 2017. 15 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215001639/http://www.avant.com.np/Team.aspx. dead.
  4. https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/former-army-chief-dharmapal-barsingh-thapa-passes-away/ Former army chief Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa passes away