&nbsp; Start Date End Date Year Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 30-Apr-48 12-Nov-51 3.54 Matrika Prasad Koirala (1/2) 16-Nov-51 14-Aug-52 0.75 Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 14-Aug-52 15-Jun-53 0.84 Matrika Prasad Koirala (2/2) 15-Jun-53 14-Apr-55 1.83 Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 14-Apr-55 27-Jan-56 0.79 Tanka Prasad Acharya 27-Jan-56 26-Jul-57 1.50 Kunwar Indrajit Singh 26-Jul-57 15-May-58 0.80 Subarna Shamsher Rana 15-May-58 27-May-59 1.03 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (First elected PM of Nepal) 27-May-59 26-Dec-60 1.59 Tulsi Giri (1/3) 26-Dec-60 23-Dec-63 2.99 Surya Bahadur Thapa (1/5) 23-Dec-63 26-Feb-64 0.18 Tulsi Giri (2/3) 26-Feb-64 26-Jan-65 0.92 Surya Bahadur Thapa (2/5) 26-Jan-65 7-Apr-69 4.20 Kirti Nidhi Bista (1/3) 7-Apr-69 13-Apr-70 1.02 Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 13-Apr-70 14-Apr-71 1.00 Kirti Nidhi Bista (2/3) 14-Apr-71 16-Jul-73 2.26 Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1/2) 16-Jul-73 1-Dec-75 2.38 Tulsi Giri (3/3) 1-Dec-75 12-Sep-77 1.78 Kirti Nidhi Bista (3/3) 12-Sep-77 30-May-79 1.71 Surya Bahadur Thapa (3/5) 30-May-79 12-Jul-83 4.12 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1/4) 12-Jul-83 21-Mar-86 2.69 Nagendra Prasad Rijal (2/2) 21-Mar-86 15-Jun-86 0.24 Marich Man Singh Shrestha 15-Jun-86 6-Apr-90 3.81 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2/4) 6-Apr-90 19-Apr-90 0.04 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1/2) 19-Apr-90 <TD class=xl26 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #969696 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #969696; BORDER-LEFT: #969696; WIDTH: 120pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #969696 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white" align=right