Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay

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Shailendra Upadhyaya
Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
BornSeptember 13, 1929
Varanasi, India
DiedMay 9, 2011 (aged 81)
Khumbu, Khumjung, Nepal
Cause of deathExposure, AMS
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, politician
OrganizationUnited Nations
Known foroldest person to climb Mount Everest

Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (Nepali: शैलेन्द्र कुमार उपाध्याय) (September 13, 1929 – May 9, 2011) was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1972 to 1978.[1][2]

Eighty-two-year-old Upadhyaya died on May 9, 2011, in an attempt to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ 82 years young Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-13344757
  3. ^ Ex-minister Upadhyay dies during Everest expedition
  4. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/10/ex-nepal-foreign-minister-dies-mount-everest

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