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Girija Prasad Koirala
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Girija Prasad Koirala's Biography

Girija Prasad Koirala, commonly known as G. P. Koirala(Nepali: गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला, born 1925), is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He has been Prime Minister of Nepal four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July 2008. He has been active in politics for over sixty years and is a pioneer of the Nepalese labour movement, having started a labor movement in the Jute mills of his hometown Biratnagar. In 1991 he became the first democratically elected Prime Minister since 1959, when his brother B. P. Koirala and the Nepali Congress party swept the country's first democratic election.

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    Kathmandu : Nepal | 27 days ago

    Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Monday promoted Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala as deputy prime minister. The prime minister’s move comes amidst criticisms within Koirala’s own party, Nepali ...

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  • News Source: Daily News & Analysis | about 7 hours ago
    A way out will be found from the current deadlock within a week," Prachanda said talking to journalists in southern Nepal's town Birgunj. The Maoists will show maximum flexibility to allow the endorsement of the budget for the current fiscal year, he
  • News Source: Scoop | 2 days ago
    Nepali (sing.) or Nepalese (plural)...Ethnic groups (caste and ethnicity are often used interchangeably): Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others. Religions: Hinduism (81%), Buddhism (11%), Islam (4%), and
  • News Source: NewKerala | 3 days ago
    The present constitution of the party has given excessive powers to the President including the nomination of 50 per cent members and all the office-bearers. There was criticism of Nepal Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala as he had nominated

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  • Blog Source: blog.taragana.com | 3 days ago
    The Indian envoy is scheduled to hold talks with Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav and opposition leader and former premier Girija Prasad Koirala. ...
  • Blog Source: blog.taragana.com | 3 days ago
    "Peace process will not reach a logical conclusion just by a consensus among Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal," he added. ...
  • Blog Source: blog.com.np | 3 days ago
    Late in September, discussions intensified between NC President Girija Prasad Koirala, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” and UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal aimed at a joint resolution that would be introduced in the ...

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