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Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa

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His Excellency General
Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa
धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा
Official portrait, 1995
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byGadul Shumsher J.B. Rana[1]
Succeeded byPrajwal Shumsher J.B. Rana
Personal details
Born1939 (1939)
Bhurumkhel, Nepal
Died (aged 85)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Parent
  • Netra Bahadur Thapa[2] (father)
Alma materTribhuvan University, US Army War College[3]
AwardsNepal Tara (First Class), Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First Class)[4]
Military service
RankGeneral
Battles/warsNepalese civil war

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.[4]

Thapa died of lung disease on 16 May 2024, at the age of 85.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Former army chief Gadul Shamsher Rana no more". Thehimalayantimes.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Khatri 1999, p. 139.
  3. ^ Thapa, Dharmapal Barsingh (14 December 1986). "Indian Defense Policy: Its Implications for Nepal". U.S. Army War College. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Team". Avant.com.np. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ Former army chief Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa passes away

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