Jagannath Acharya was a Nepalese freedom fighter and politician. His affiliated political party was
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...
. Born in 1981 11th Baisakh at Kaushaltar of
Bhaktapur District, Acharya, a Nepali Congress leader, played an important role in the democratic movement of 2007 and the first People's Movement of 1990. Leaders B.P. Koirala, Ganesh Man Singh, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and Subarna Sumsher Rana appreciated late Acharya for his role in the democratic movement of Nepal. Senior politician Acharya was imprisoned by Ranas and his struggle continued after the overthrow of democracy in 1960 by
King Mahendra
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until ...
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References
*http://www.spotlightnepal.com/News/Article/BOOK-In-Memory-Of-Jagannath-Acharya-
*http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2014-10-06/landlessness-a-growing-menace.html
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians
Khas people
Nepal MPs 1959–1960
Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province
Nepal MPs 1991–1994
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