Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Net Worth

Background and career

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (13 December 1924 – 4 March 2011), popularly known as Kishunji, was a Nepalese revolutionary, statesman, politician, journalist, novelist, and one of the founding leaders of the Nepali Congress. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to democracy.

Bhattarai became the Prime Minister of Nepal in April 1990 after a popular democratic movement referred to as the Jana Andolan.

Bhattarai twice served as the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the interim government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May 1991, and then as elected Prime Minister from 31 May 1999 to 22 March 2000.

Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for over 20 years, from 12 February 1976 to 11 May 1996, and was officially elected to the post of president of the party on 17 January 1992. He participated in the democratic movement of Nepal from its inception. The Constitution of Nepal (1990) was promulgated while he was interim Prime Minister and he was credited with successfully holding the parliamentary election in 1990, a milestone in Nepalese political history.