Yagya Bahadur Thapa
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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] |
Yagya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: यज्ञबहादुर थापा) is a recognised martyr of Nepal. He was given the martyrdom status by the Government of Nepal in March 2016.[2] He was born in 1917 in Okhaldhunga district and was 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]
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]