page_title: Surya Bahadur Thapa
hierarchical_section_title: Surya Bahadur Thapa
caption_attribution_description: English: Surya Bahadur Thapa at home
context_page_description: Surya Bahadur Thapa was a Nepalese politician. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for five terms, under three different kings, in a political career lasting more than 50 years. His terms were 1963-64, 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98 and 2003-04.
  Surya Bahadur Thapa had been the first Prime Minister of the Panchayat System.
  Thapa died at the age of 87 in a hospital in Delhi, India from respiratory failure after undergoing surgery.
context_section_description: Surya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: सूर्य बहादुर थापा March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was a Nepalese politician. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for five terms, under three different kings, in a political career lasting more than 50 years. His terms were 1963-64, 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98 and 2003-04.
  Surya Bahadur Thapa had been the first Prime Minister of the Panchayat System.
  Thapa died at the age of 87 in a hospital in Delhi, India from respiratory failure after undergoing surgery.
caption: Surya Bahadur Thapa at his residence.
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