Barsaman Pun [SEP] country of citizenship
Barsaman Pun
Barsaman Pun is a Nepalese politician who was a Finance Minister of Nepal from August 2011 to March 2013.Now He is responsible to minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
Political career.
His party started a revolutionary People's War in Nepal in 1996 that ultimately led to the change of the political system in Nepal. The decade long civil war transformed Nepal from a monarchy into a republic. He was elected to the
recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Dipprasad Pun - Grandson, known for killing 30 Taliban terrorists, one of them with a GPMG tripod
External links.
- Chindits - London Gazette Citation
- Tul Bahadur Pun
- Gurkha VC Winners
- Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation
- The Telegraph "Land fit for heroes? Not if you're Gurkhas" by Vicki Woods, 30 June 2007
- BBC News 24 "Gurkha tells of citizenship joy"
- BBC News 24 "Gurkha hero appeals