Yagya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: यज्ञबहादुर थापा) is a recognised martyr of Nepal. He was given martyrdom status by the Government of Nepal in March 2016.[2] He was born in 1917 and from Okhaldhunga district and a member of Nepali Congress[2] in the 1970s when it was banned.[3] Along with Bhim Narayan Shrestha, he was a leader in armed revolt in 1974 and was a leader in the banned Nepali Congress.[4] He was implicated in a bomb attack on the King of Nepal in Biratnagar.[5] He joined with mutineers at the eastern hill district of Okhaldunga in an attempted armed revolution.[6] He was arrested attempting to capture Okhaldunga.[3]
Yagya Bahadur Thapa | |
|---|---|
| यज्ञबहादुर थापा | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 1978 (aged 60–61) |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Known for | led armed revolution in 1974 against Government; a recognised martyr |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain[1] |
A one-man tribunal of Ridhima Nand Rajacharya sentenced Captain Yagya Bahadur Thapa and Bhim Narayan Shrestha to death.[7] The Supreme Court of Nepal upheld the decision.[1] In 1978 he was executed in a forest south of Hetauda.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Asian Recorder. Vol. 23. 1977. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b "22 people given martyrdom status". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b c Shrestha, Nanda R. Historical dictionary of Nepal. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. p364
- ^ "A long and lacklustre reign - Oped - The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Parmanand, The Nepali Congress in Exile, University Book House (Nepal) 1978, p68
- ^ S. D. Muni (2006). Responding to Terrorism in South Asia. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-671-1.
- ^ Kumar, D.P. (1980). Nepal: Year of Decision. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706910315. Retrieved 2017-06-11.