(1914-09-08)8 September 1914 Benares, Benares State, British India
Died
21 July 1982(1982-07-21) (aged 67) Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party
Nepali Congress
Spouse
Sushila Koirala
Children
4, including Prakash Koirala and Shashanka Koirala
Parent
Krishna Prasad Koirala (father)
Relatives
See Koirala family
Alma mater
Banaras Hindu University University of Calcutta
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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala meets David Ben-Gurion during a visit to Israel
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Nepali: विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), better known as B. P. Koirala (Nepali: बीपी कोइराला), was a Nepali revolutionary, political leader, and writer. He was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960.[1] He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. He was the grandfather of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and the older brother of former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the younger brother of former prime minister Matrika Prasad Koirala.
Koirala was the first democratically elected and 22nd Prime Minister of Nepal. He held the office for 18 months before being deposed and imprisoned at the instruction of King Mahendra. The rest of his life was spent largely in prison or exile and in steadily deteriorating health.[2][3]
Widely regarded as one of the greatest political personalities in Nepal, Koirala was a staunch supporter of democracy. He asserted that guarantees of individual liberty and civil and political rights alone were not sufficient in a poor country like Nepal, and that democratic socialism was the solution to Nepal's underdevelopment.[4][5]
^"B.P. Koirala, Former Prime Minister of Nepal". The New York Times. Reuters. 22 July 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^Koirala, Bisheshwor Prasad (2001). Atmabrittanta: Late Life Recollections. Kathmandu: Himal Books. ISBN 978-99933-1-308-3. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^"Last Days with BP Koirala". Nepal Times. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^"BP And His Thoughts". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^Chatterjee, Bhola (9 April 2015). "BP Koirala: Bhola Chatterjee". Lagatar. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Nepali: विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), better known as B. P. Koirala (Nepali: बीपी कोइराला), was...
the Eastern Terai region. It is named after the former leader of Nepal, BPKoirala. This highway is the shortest link between Kathmandu valley and the Terai...
first democratically elected Prime Minister since 1959, when his brother B.P. Koirala and the Nepali Congress party were swept into power in the country's...
He participated in the Indian independence movement with his brother BPKoirala. Both brothers were arrested and imprisoned by the British Raj for three...
Manisha Koirala (pronounced [mʌˈnisa ˈkoirala]; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepali actress who works in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil (also...
when he joined the protests and movement against the dismissal of the B.P. Koirala-led government and imposition of Panchayat rule by King Mahendra in December...
politically active city in the country. Girija Prasad Koirala, the younger brother of Matrika and BPKoirala, was elected prime minister on four occasions; from...
governments in 1959, 1991 and 1999 under B.P. Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala and K.P. Bhattarai respectively with B.P. Koirala becoming the first elected prime...
government led by B.P. Koirala. This resulted in the exile of several members of the Nepali Congress to India, which included Sushil Koirala. He remained in...
including B. P. Koirala, who was freed on 30 October. At this point, a three-way split developed in the Nepali Congress. B.P. Koirala went to India, where...
University and Kathmandu University as well as two Autonomous institutes BPKoirala Institute of health sciences and National Academy of Medical Sciences...
and publishing a paper to raise political awareness. She accompanied BPKoirala when the latter returned to Nepal and was immediately arrested upon arrival...
former journalist Ram Naryan Mishra – Nepali politician, Minister in BPKoirala cabinet (brother of Bhadrakali Mishra) Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP Leader)...
legislative elections. He is the third son of former Nepalese Prime Minister B.P. Koirala. 1. Thesis: Lipoprotein Profile in Hypertensive Retinopathy - 1985 2...
The Guardian. 23 November 1994. Whelpton, John (21 March 2010). "Girija Koirala obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2022. "Nepal (1923–present)"...
International Airport. She is a member of the working committees of the BPKoirala Foundation and the Barbara Peace Foundation. She is also the chairperson...
student union and Bal Bahadur Kc was appointed as a Executive Chairman by BPKoirala(Party President) while Bimalendra Nidhi, a Madheshi face lead NSU during...
Shashanka Koirala politician, Son of BP Keshav Prasad Koirala Dr. Shekhar Koirala, nephew of BP Tarini Prasad Koirala, journalist Girija Prasad Koirala ex....
portrait. Koirala was married to Lila, a Nepali politician and former minister for Women and Social Welfare. Koirala is a cousin of BPKoirala. Koirala is one...
called upon B.P. Koirala to form a government as the Congress had the majority in Parliament. The government was formed in which BPKoirala was Prime Minister...
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