Subarna Shamsher Rana
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Subarna Shamsher Rana was a leading figure in the movement to overthrow the ruling Rana autocracy and to establish democracy in Nepal
. He was part of the leadership of the Nepali Congress
in the late 1940s, opposing his relatives, the Rana family, who held power in Nepal at the time. He is one of the most revered leaders of Nepali Congress
.
He was later appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers, the head of government in Nepal at the time, until elections were held in 1959, after which fellow Congress politician Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
became Prime Minister. After the coup d'état
by King Mahendra in 1960, he continued his struggle to bring multiparty democracy in Nepal
.
He was the grandson of the Prime Minister Bhim Shamsher Rana & son of Hiranya Shamsher Rana
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. He was part of the leadership of the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
in the late 1940s, opposing his relatives, the Rana family, who held power in Nepal at the time. He is one of the most revered leaders of Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
.
He was later appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers, the head of government in Nepal at the time, until elections were held in 1959, after which fellow Congress politician Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.Koirala was the first democratically elected Prime Minister in Nepal's history...
became Prime Minister. After the coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
by King Mahendra in 1960, he continued his struggle to bring multiparty democracy in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
He was the grandson of the Prime Minister Bhim Shamsher Rana & son of Hiranya Shamsher Rana