Tanka Prasad Acharya
Tanka Prasad Acharya (Nepali: टंक प्रसाद आचार्य; 11 February 1912 – 23 April 1992) was a Nepali politician who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Nepal from 1956 to 1957. He was one of the founders and the leader of the Nepal Praja Parishad, the first political party in Nepal with the goal of removing the Rana Dynasty's dictatorship.
Tanka Prasad Acharya | |
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टंक प्रसाद आचार्य | |
| 19th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 27 January 1956 – 26 July 1957 | |
| Monarch | Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Direct rule by King Mahendra |
| Succeeded by | Kunwar Inderjit Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1912 |
| Died | 23 April 1992 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepal Praja Parishad, Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Rewanta Kumari Acharya |
| Children | 5 |
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