# Nagendra Prasad Rijal

_Nepalese politician (1927-1994)_

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> Nagendra Prasad Rijal was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 16 July 1973 to 1 December 1975, and again from 21 March 1986 to 18 June 1986. He served also as the speaker of Rastriya Panchayat. He was born in Chungmang, Nepal, in Dhankuta District of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 April 1927 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dhankuta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P19))
- **Died:** 23 September 1994 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P102))
- **Education:** Banaras Hindu University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596#P69))

## Questions

**When was Nagendra Prasad Rijal born?**  
Nagendra Prasad Rijal was born on 20 April 1927 in Dhankuta.

**Where did Nagendra Prasad Rijal study?**  
Nagendra Prasad Rijal was educated at Banaras Hindu University.

## Related

- [Dhankuta](https://diginpl.com/places/dhankuta)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nagendra Prasad Rijal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagendra_Prasad_Rijal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नगेन्द्रप्रसाद रिजाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q767596](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767596) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nagendra Prasad Rijal.jpg by Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nagendra_Prasad_Rijal.jpg)

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