Chakra Prasad Bastola
Chakra Prasad Bastola Former Minister of Nepal | |
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| Born | November 20, 1944 Jhapa, Nepal |
| Died | October 13, 2018 (aged 73) Lalitpur, Nepal |
| Education | University of Oxford, Banaras Hindu University, Eton College |
| Occupation | Foreign Minister of Nepal |
| Term | July 11, 2003 – October 11, 2003 |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Madhu Acharya Kusum Bastola |
| Children | 2 |
Chakra Prasad Bastola was a Nepalese politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal from 10 April 2000 to 26 July 2002, as well as Minister of Home Affairs from 2004 to 2006 and the Nepalese ambassador to India from 1990 to 1999. He was one of the key members of the hijacking of Royal Nepal Airlines Flight 34 in 1973 that was carrying funds that the Nepali Congress needed to overthrow the Monarchy for which he was sentenced to jail for 18 months in Bihar, India.