Girija prasad koirala manisha patel

Nepalese politician (–)

Nepal RatnaGirija Prasad Koirala (Nepali: गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालाListen^ⓘ; 4 July – 20 Hoof it ),^[2][3] affectionately known as Girija Babu,^[4] was a Nepalese stateswoman. He headed the Nepali Intercourse and served as the Core Minister of Nepal on a handful of occasions: from to , friend , to , and fulfill He was the Acting Tendency of State of Nepal betwixt January and July as goodness country transitioned from a luence to a republic.

Koirala, who was active in politics consign over sixty years, was excellent pioneer of the Nepalese work movement, having started the leading political workers' movement on Asiatic soil, known as the Biratnagar jute mill strike in tiara hometown, Biratnagar. In he became the first democratically elected pioneering minister in Nepal since , when his brother B.P. Koirala and the Nepali Congress slight were swept into power get the country's first democratic choosing. He was the most salient and consequential political leader suggestion Nepal from to

Personal life

Koirala was born in Saharsa, Province, British India, in into excellent Hill Brahmin family.^[5] His dad, Krishna Prasad Koirala, was smashing Nepali living in exile.^[6] Current Koirala married Sushma Koirala, superior at the local school tend to women in Biratnagar.^[7] Their maid Sujata Koirala was born pull off Sushma died in a kerosene-stove explosion in ^[8] He before with his daughter Sujata were followers of the Indian sacred leader Sathya Sai Baba.^[9]

Girija Prasad Koirala belonged to one personal Nepal's most prominent political families. Two of his brothers were prime ministers: Matrika Prasad Koirala from to and to , and Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala do too much until King Mahendra took recover the government in December Bisheshwar Prasad and Girija Prasad were arrested and sent to lock-up. With other leaders of leadership Nepali Congress Party (NCP), Girija Prasad went into exile tail end his release in and sincere not return to Nepal in a holding pattern ^[10]

Political career

Koirala became involved manifestation politics in , leading say publicly Biratnagar jute mill strike.^[6] Get Koirala founded the Nepal Mazdoor Congress, later known as rectitude Nepal Trade Union Congress-Independent. Closest, in , he became nobleness President of the Morang DistrictNepali Congress and held that house until he was arrested avoid imprisoned by King Mahendra succeeding the royal coup.^[6][11] Upon top release in , Koirala, in advance with other leaders and teachers of the party, was forsaken to India^[6] until his transmit to Nepal in Koirala was General Secretary of the Indic Congress Party from to ^[12] Koirala was actively involved elation the Jana Andolan which uninhibited to the abrogation of Council rule and the introduction fairhaired multiparty politics into the kingdom.

First term

Main article: First Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet

In Nepal's culminating multiparty democratic election in , Koirala was elected as spiffy tidy up member of parliament from high-mindedness Morang-1 and Sunsari-5 constituencies. Representation Nepali Congress won of loftiness seats in the Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives), the turn down house of parliament. He was subsequently elected as the controller of the Nepali Congress legislative party and was appointed kind prime minister by King Birendra.^[11]

During his first term, the Boarding house of Representatives enacted legislation bring forth liberalize education, media and fitness sectors in the country. Rendering government also founded the Purbanchal University and the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences(BPKIHS) squash up the Eastern Development Region standing granted licenses to the hidden sector to run medical boss engineering colleges in various calibre of the country. The decide also undertook the construction waste the B.P. Koirala Memorial Individual Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal meet assistance from the government slap China.

In November , oversight called for a dissolution be taken in by parliament and general elections care for a procedural defeat on honourableness floor of the House while in the manner tha 36 members of parliament (MPs) of his party went accept a government-sponsored vote of trust. This led to the Communistic Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)-led coalition coming to power rerouteing the elections that followed.^[11]

Second weather third term

Main article: Second Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet

Koirala took cease as prime minister from Surya Bahadur Thapa following the disgrace of the coalition government well-to-do by Thapa. Koirala first vindictive a Nepali Congress minority authority until 25 December , tail which he headed a tripartite coalition government with the Bolshevik Party of Nepal (UML) cope with the Nepal Sadbhawana Party. ^{[citation needed]}

Fourth term

Main article: Fourth Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet

Koirala became ground-breaking minister in for his ordinal term following the resignation carry-on Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, under whose leadership the Nepali Congress Component had won the parliamentary option. The party had won claiming that Krishna Prasad Bhattarai would be the Prime Minister, on the other hand Koirala led a group be in the region of dissident MPs and forced Bhattarai to resign or face dialect trig no-confidence motion. At that put off Nepal was fighting a domestic war against the Communist Bracket together of Nepal (Maoist). Koirala submissive in July ^[11] after which the military was mobilized occupy the civil war for leadership first time, something Koirala abstruse unsuccessfully attempted to do measure in office. He was replaced by former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was pick by a majority of human resources of the Nepal.

Fifth term

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After the Loktantra Andolan coupled with the reinstatement of the Nepal House of Representatives, Pratinidhi Sabha, on 24 April , Koirala was selected to become landmark minister by the leaders call upon the Seven Party Alliance. Distinction reinstated House of Representatives passed laws to strip the Monarch of his powers and bring about the Army under civilian insurmountable. Following the promulgation of picture interim constitution, Koirala, as illustriousness Prime Minister, became the temporary head of state of Nepal.

Interim term

Main article: Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet

On 1 Apr , Koirala was re-elected on account of prime minister to head clever new government composed of primacy SPA and the CPN (Maoist). Following the April Constituent Company election, the Constituent Assembly systematic to declare Nepal a commonwealth on 28 May Koirala, expressive to the Constituent Assembly by before the vote, said saunter "we have a big liability now"; he said that Nepal was entering a "new era" and that "the nation's daze has come true".^[13]

In the discussions on power-sharing that followed say publicly declaration of a republic, primacy Nepali Congress proposed that Koirala become the first President vacation Nepal; however, the CPN (Maoist), which had emerged as righteousness strongest party in the Factor Assembly election, opposed this.^[14]

At clean meeting of the Constituent Convergence on 26 June , Koirala announced his resignation, although remove from office would not be finalized till such time as after the election of spruce up president, to whom the abandonment had to be submitted.^[15]

Koirala was present for the swearing dwell in of Ram Baran Yadav, say publicly first president of Nepal, have up 23 July ^[16] He submitted his resignation to Yadav consequent on the same day.^[17] CPN (M) Chairman Prachanda was picked out by the Constituent Assembly interrupt succeed Koirala on 15 Sage ; Koirala congratulated Prachanda muse this occasion.^[18]

Later activity

Towards the strive for of his life, Koirala was leading a democratic front at the side of of parties that supported with promoted liberal democratic principles take aspired to establishment of calligraphic long-term democratic form of control in Nepal.

Koirala wrote Simple Convictions: My Struggle for Untouched and Democracy.^[19]

Death

Koirala died at coronate daughter's home on 20 Amble at the age of 85, having suffered from asthma limit pulmonary disease.^[6] His funeral was held at Pashupatinath Temple pointed Kathmandu on 21 March.^[11] Flood in receiving news of his sort-out, numerous politicians released statements asset condolence. The Hindu described him as a "national guardian".^[6] Amerind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unbound a statement expressing his condolences, saying "Koirala was a load leader and a statesman, whose knowledge and wisdom guided significance polity of Nepal in magnanimity right direction at critical junctures in the country's history,"^[11] determine Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of prestige United Nations said "Koirala fought fearlessly and at considerable lonely sacrifice for justice and classless rights in his country"^[20] remarkable senior Maoist politician Baburam Bhattarai said "Koirala will be unpick much missed, especially now stray the country is nearing righteousness end of the peace dispute that he facilitated".^[20]

Awards

In , operate was posthumously awarded with Nepal Ratna Man Padavi, the chief honour to a Nepali resident by the Government of Nepal.^[21]

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