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He was the
Prime Minister of Nepal from 27 January 1956 to
26 July 1957.
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He was the founding leader of Nepal Praja
Parishad (Nepal People's Council).
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He was an anti-Rana, pro-democracy politician.
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Inspired by the freedom movement in India, he along with his
associates founded the Nepal Praja Parishad in the late 1930s, with
an aim to overthrow the Rana regime and establish a democratic
government in Nepal.
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Rana's rule was characterised by Tyranny, debauchery, economic
exploitation and religious persecution.
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He along with other four activists were captured for opposition and
sentenced to death by the Rana's in 1940; but Acharya was never
executed as the then Nepali law (influenced by Hinduism) forbade the
killing of Brahmins.
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The movement later led to the overthrow of the Rana oligarchy.
Acharya was released from the captivity in 1951 when King Tribhuvan
came back to power. He went on to become the Prime Minister in 1956.
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