Bidya devi bhandari biography of alberta
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Congratulations are in order for all the Smart Girls who worked tirelessly in 2015 to achieve their goals and improve their communities. Truly this year was a banner year for the women of the world, and while many challenges still exist, there’s no denying the incredible strides and achievements of ladies everywhere.
While we wish we could recognize every single Smart Girl out there fighting the good fight, the following list captures a tiny glimpse of those exciting, revolutionary, and promising women who left their mark on 2015.
Political Landscape
While for the first time in our nation’s history it appears one of the two major political parties will opt to run a female presidential candidate, this year saw numerous women step into leadership roles previously dominated by men. In October, a women’s rights activist and the deputy leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, was the first woman to become president of the Himalayan country. With Bhandari at
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Nepal's newly elected president takes oath of office
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly elected president — the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic — took the oath of office Monday in Kathmandu.
Ram Chandra Poudel was elected Thursday by members of the Federal Parliament and provincial assemblies. Top officials, diplomats and Parliament members lined up to congratulate the new president at the ceremony where the military grupp played national songs and gave him a salute.
Outgoing President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, having completed the maximum two terms in office, passed the position on immediately after the swearing-in ceremony.
The president is largely a figurehead with little political power. But the election triggered a feud among partners in the governing alliance headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who took office in December after a hung parliament left a fragile coalition government.
Dahal backed P
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Bidya Devi Bhandari facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bidya Devi Bhandari | |
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| विद्यादेवी भण्डारी | |
Bhandari in 2019 | |
| 2nd President of Nepal | |
| In office 29 October 2015 – 13 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Parmanand Jha Nanda Kishor Pun |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | See list
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| Preceded by | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Preceded by | Ram Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
| Minister | |