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गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला
Girija Prasad Koirala

Public roles
Former Prime Minister (five terms, 2048–2065 BS); died 2010पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री (पाँच पटक, वि.सं. २०४८–२०६५); सन् २०१० मा निधन Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministersप्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय · The Himalayan Times OPMCM list entry २९; HT 20 Mar 2010

Short biography

  • The Office of the Prime Minister lists him as Prime Minister five times: 2048–2051, 2054–2055, 2055–2056, 2056–2058 and 2063–2065 BS.प्रधानमन्त्रीको कार्यालयको सूचीमा पाँच पटक प्रधानमन्त्री: वि.सं. २०४८–२०५१, २०५४–२०५५, २०५५–२०५६, २०५६–२०५८ र २०६३–२०६५। Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministersप्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Entry २९ (गिरिजाप्रसाद कोईराला)
  • Died at his daughter's home in Kathmandu in March 2010, aged 85, according to The Himalayan Times.द हिमालयन टाइम्सका अनुसार सन् २०१० मार्चमा काठमाडौंमा छोरीको घरमा ८५ वर्षको उमेरमा निधन। The Himalayan Times HT 20 Mar 2010: 'died surrounded by family members at his daughter's home in Kathmandu' … 'died Saturday aged 85'

Offices held

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  1. Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministersप्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय: पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्रीहरू (Former Prime Ministers) Checked 2026-10-17
  2. The Himalayan Times: Nepal mourns peace broker Koirala (AFP) Checked 2026-10-17

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