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Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | |
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| कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई | |
 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | |
| 29th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 31 May 1999 – 22 March 2000 | |
| Monarch | Birendra |
| Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| In office 19 April 1990 – 26 May 1991 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| 4th President of the Nepali Congress | |
| In office 17 January 1988 – 10 January 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| In office 12 February 1976 – 16 January 1992 (Acting) | |
| Preceded by | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala |
| Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office May 1959 – 26 December 1960 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bal Chandra Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1924 Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 4 March 2011 (aged 86) Godawari Municipality, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Nickname(s) | Kishunji, Santa Neta (Saint Leader) |
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 1924 – 4 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system.
Bhattarai became Prime Minister of Nepal in April 1990 after a popular democratic movement referred as Jana-Andolan.
Bhattarai was twice the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the Interim Government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May 1991, and then as elected Prime Minister from 31 May 1999 to 22 March 2000.
Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for nearly 26 years from 12 February 1976, and was elected to the post of president of party in 1988 till 1992. He participated in the democratic movement of Nepal from its inception. The Constitution of Nepal (1990) was promulgated while he was interim Prime Minister and he was credited for successfully holding the parliamentary election in 1990, a milestone in Nepalese political history.