Leaders of Nepal

(Kingdom of Nepal)

Parties:
NCP Nepali Congress Party
CPN-UML Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninists
RPP National Democratic Party
n/p non-party

Kings:
Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah Deva 11 Dec 1911 - 7 Nov 1950 (+1955)
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva 7 Nov 1950 - 7 Jan 1951
Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah Deva 7 Jan 1951 - 13 Mar 1955 (+)
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva 14 Mar 1955 - 31 Jan 1972 (+)
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva 31 Jan 1972 - 1 Jun 2001 (+)a
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva 1 Jun 2001 - 4 Jun 2001 (+)s
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva 4 Jun 2001 - (*)
(*)Regent for Dipendra from 2 to 4 Jun 2001.

Prime Ministers:
Padma Shamshir Jang Bahadur Rana 29 Nov 1945 - 30 Apr 1948 (+1948) n/p

Mohan Shamshir Jang Bahadur Rana

 30 Apr 1948 - 12 Nov 1951 (+1967) n/p

Matrika Prasad Koirala

 16 Nov 1951 - 14 Aug 1952 (+1997) NCP
-- King Tribhuvana -- 14 Aug 1952 - 15 Jun 1953 (+1955) (de facto) n/p
Matrika Prasad Koirala 15 Jun 1953 - 14 Apr 1955 (+1997) NCP
-- King Mahendra -- 14 Apr 1955 - 27 Jan 1956 (+1972) (de facto) n/p
Tanka Prasad Acharya 27 Jan 1956 - 26 Jul 1957 (+1992) n/p
Kunwar Indrajit Singh 26 Jul 1957 - 15 Nov 1957 (+1982) (de facto) n/p

Suvarna Shamshir Jang Bahadur Rana

 15 May 1958 - 27 May 1959 n/p
Bishewar Prasad Koirala 27 May 1959 - 26 Dec 1960 (+1982) NCP
-- King Mahendra -- 26 Dec 1960 - 2 Apr 1963 (+1972) n/p

Tulsi Giri

 2 Apr 1963 - 23 Dec 1963 n/p
Surya Bahadur Thapa 23 Dec 1963 - 26 Feb 1964 n/p

Tulsi Giri

 26 Feb 1964 - 26 Jan 1965 n/p
Surya Bahadur Thapa 26 Jan 1965 - 7 Apr 1969 n/p

Kirti Nidhi Bista

 7 Apr 1969 - 13 Apr 1970 n/p
-- King Mahendra -- 13 Apr 1970 - 14 Apr 1971 (+1972) (de facto) n/p

Kirti Nidhi Bista

 14 Apr 1971 - 16 Jul 1973 n/p
Nagendra Prasad Rijal 16 Jul 1973 - 1 Dec 1975 n/p
Lokendra Bahadur Chand 12 Jul 1983 - 21 Mar 1986 n/p

Nagendra Prasad Rijal

 21 Mar 1986 - 15 Jun 1986 (de facto) n/p

Marich Man Singh Shrestha

 15 Jun 1986 - 6 Apr 1990 n/p
Lokendra Bahadur Chand 6 Apr 1990 - 19 Apr 1990 NCP
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 19 Apr 1990 - 26 May 1991 NCP
Girija Prasad Koirala 26 May 1991 - 30 Nov 1994 NCP
Man Mohan Adhikari 30 Nov 1994 - 12 Sep 1995 (+1999) CPN-UML
Sher Bahadur Deuba 12 Sep 1995 - 12 Mar 1997 NCP
Lokendra Bahadur Chand 12 Mar 1997 - 7 Oct 1997 RPP
Surya Bahadur Thapa 7 Oct 1997 - 15 Apr 1998 RPP
Girija Prasad Koirala 15 Abr 1998 - 31 May 1999 NCP
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 31 May 1999 - 22 Mar 2000 NCP

Girija Prasad Koirala

 22 Mar 2000 - 26 Jul 2001 NCP
Sher Bahadur Deuba 26 Jul 2001 - NCP
(Source:Rulers, by Ben Schemmel)