Krishna Prasad Bhattarai

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई
	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in 1977
29th Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 31 May 1999 – 22 March 2000
Monarch	Birendra
Preceded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
Succeeded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
Interim Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 19 April 1990 – 26 May 1991
Monarch	King Birendra
Preceded by	Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Succeeded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
4th President of the Nepali Congress
	In office; 17 January 1988 – 10 January 1992
Succeeded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
	In office; 12 February 1976 – 16 January 1992 (Acting)
Preceded by	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
1st Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha
	In office; May 1959 – 26 December 1960
Monarch	King Birendra
Deputy	Mahendra Narayan Nidhi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bal Chandra Sharma
Personal details
Born	13 December 1924; Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	4 March 2011 (aged 86); Godawari Municipality, Nepal
Political party	Nepali Congress
Nickname(s)	Kishunji, Santa Neta (Saint Leader)

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 1924 – 4 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system.^{[citation needed]}

Bhattarai became Prime Minister of Nepal in April 1990 after a popular democratic movement referred to as 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.^{[citation needed]}

Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for nearly 26 years, from 12 February 1976, and was elected to the post of president of the party in 1988 till 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.^{[citation needed]}