Girija Prasad Koirala: Nepalese politician (1925-2010)
Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala (Nepali: गिरीजाप्रसाद कोइराला Listen (help·info); 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), was a Nepalese politician.
He was the Prime Minister of Nepal four times, including from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008.
Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala गिरीजाप्रसाद कोइराला | |
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| Head of State of Nepal Acting | |
| In office 15 January 2007 – 23 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Gyanendra (King) |
| Succeeded by | Ram Baran Yadav (President) |
| 30th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 25 April 2006 – 18 August 2008 | |
| Monarch | King Gyanendra |
| Deputy | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| In office 22 March 2000 – 26 July 2001 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra King Dipendra King Gyanendra |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| In office 15 April 1998 – 31 May 1999 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| In office 26 May 1991 – 30 November 1994 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| Succeeded by | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| 5th President of the Nepali Congress | |
| In office 11 January 1992 – 20 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Koirala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1924 Saharsa, Bihar, British Raj (present-day India) |
| Died | 20 March 2010 (aged 85) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sushma Koirala |
| Children | Sujata Koirala |
| Parents | Krishna Prasad Koirala (father) |
| Relatives | See Koirala family |
He was the Acting Head of State of Nepal between January 2007 and July 2008 as the country became a republic.
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