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Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala (Template:Langx Template:Audio; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="nyt">Template:Cite news</ref> affectionately known as Girija Babu,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions: from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and 2006 to 2008. He was the Acting Head of State of Nepal between January 2007 and July 2008 as the country transitioned from a monarchy to a republic.

Koirala, who was active in politics for over sixty years, was a pioneer of the Nepalese labour movement, having started the first political workers' movement on Nepalese soil, known as the Biratnagar jute mill strike in his hometown, Biratnagar. In 1991 he became the first democratically elected prime minister in Nepal since 1959, when his brother B.P. Koirala and the Nepali Congress party were swept into power in the country's first democratic election. He was the most prominent and consequential political leader in Nepal from 1990 to 2008.

Personal life

Girija Prasad Koirala in his youth

Koirala was born on 4 July, 1924 in Saharsa, in the Bihar and Orissa Province of British India into a Khas Bahun (Hill Brahmin) family.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father, Krishna Prasad Koirala, was a Nepali living in exile.<ref name="hindu"/> In 1952 Koirala married Sushma Koirala, headmistress at the local school for women in Biratnagar.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Their daughter Sujata Koirala was born in 1953. Sushma died in a kerosene-stove explosion in 1967.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He along with his daughter Sujata were followers of the Indian spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Girija Prasad Koirala belonged to one of Nepal's most prominent political families. Two of his brothers were prime ministers: Matrika Prasad Koirala from 1951 to 1952 and 1953 to 1955, and Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala from 1959 until King Mahendra took over the government in December 1960. Bisheshwar Prasad and Girija Prasad were arrested and sent to prison. With other leaders of the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), Girija Prasad went into exile after his release in 1967 and did not return to Nepal until 1979.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political career

Koirala became involved in politics in 1947, leading the Biratnagar jute mill strike.<ref name="hindu"/> In 1948 Koirala founded the Nepal Mazdoor Congress, later known as the Nepal Trade Union Congress-Independent. Later, in 1952, he became the President of the Morang District Nepali Congress and held that office until he was arrested and imprisoned by King Mahendra following the 1960 royal coup.<ref name="hindu"/><ref name="BBC"/> Upon his release in 1967, Koirala, along with other leaders and workers of the party, was exiled to India<ref name="hindu"/> until his return to Nepal in 1979. Koirala was General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party from 1975 to 1991.<ref>Opmcm</ref> Koirala was actively involved in the 1990 Jana Andolan which led to the abrogation of Panchayat rule and the introduction of multiparty politics into the country.

First term

Template:Main article In Nepal's first multiparty democratic election in 1991, Koirala was elected as a member of parliament from the Morang-1 and Sunsari-5 constituencies. The Nepali Congress won 110 of the 205 seats in the Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives), the lower house of parliament. He was subsequently elected as the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party and was appointed as prime minister by King Birendra.<ref name="BBC"/>

During his first term, the House of Representatives enacted legislation to liberalize education, media and health sectors in the country. The government also founded the Purbanchal University and the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences(BPKIHS) in the Eastern Development Region and granted licenses to the private sector to run medical and engineering colleges in various parts of the country. The government also undertook the construction of the B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal with assistance from the government of China.

In November 1994, he called for a dissolution of parliament and general elections after a procedural defeat on the floor of the House when 36 members of parliament (MPs) of his party went against a government-sponsored vote of confidence. This led to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)-led coalition coming to power in the elections that followed.<ref name="BBC"/>

Second and third term

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Koirala took over as prime minister from Surya Bahadur Thapa following the collapse of the coalition government led by Thapa. Koirala first headed a Nepali Congress minority government until 25 December 1998, after which he headed a three-party coalition government with the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Nepal Sadbhawana Party. Template:Citation needed

Fourth term

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File:Former Prime Minister of Nepal Shri G.P. Koirala calls on the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on June 29, 2004.jpg
Koirala calls on the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on 29 June 2004

Koirala became prime minister in 2000 for his third term following the resignation of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, under whose leadership the Nepali Congress Party had won the parliamentary election. The party had won claiming that Krishna Prasad Bhattarai would be the Prime Minister, but Koirala led a group of dissident MPs and forced Bhattarai to resign or face a no-confidence motion. At that time Nepal was fighting a civil war against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Koirala resigned in July 2001, one month after the Nepalese royal massacre<ref name="BBC"/> after which the military was mobilized in the civil war for the first time, something Koirala had unsuccessfully attempted to do while in office. He was replaced by former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was elected by a majority of members of the Nepal.

Fifth term

Template:Main article After the Loktantra Andolan and the reinstatement of the Nepal House of Representatives, Pratinidhi Sabha, on 24 April 2006, Koirala was selected to become prime minister by the leaders of the Seven Party Alliance. The reinstated House of Representatives passed laws to strip the King of his powers and bring the Army under civilian control. Following the promulgation of the interim constitution, Koirala, as the Prime Minister, became the interim head of state of Nepal.

Interim term

Template:Main article On 1 April 2007, Koirala was re-elected as prime minister to head a new government composed of the SPA and the CPN (Maoist). Following the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the Constituent Assembly voted to declare Nepal a republic on 28 May 2008. Koirala, speaking to the Constituent Assembly shortly before the vote, said that "we have a big responsibility now"; he said that Nepal was entering a "new era" and that "the nation's dream has come true".<ref>"Nepal abolishes monarchy", Al Jazeera, 29 May 2008.</ref>

In the discussions on power-sharing that followed the declaration of a republic, the Nepali Congress proposed that Koirala become the first President of Nepal; however, the CPN (Maoist), which had emerged as the strongest party in the Constituent Assembly election, opposed this.<ref>"I won't plead before anyone for presidency, says PM"Template:Dead link, Nepalnews, 15 June 2008.</ref>

At a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on 26 June 2008, Koirala announced his resignation, although it would not be finalized until after the election of a president, to whom the resignation had to be submitted.<ref>"Prime Minister announces his resignation"Template:Dead link, Nepal News, 26 June 2008.</ref>

Koirala was present for the swearing in of Ram Baran Yadav, the first president of Nepal, on 23 July 2008.<ref>"President Yadav, VP Jha sworn in", Nepalnews.com, 23 July 2008.</ref> He submitted his resignation to Yadav later on the same day.<ref>"PM Koirala tenders his resignation to President", Nepal News, 23 July 2008.</ref> CPN (M) Chairman Prachanda was elected by the Constituent Assembly to succeed Koirala on 15 August 2008; Koirala congratulated Prachanda on this occasion.<ref>"Ex-rebels' chief chosen as Nepal's new PM", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 15 August 2008.</ref>

Later activity

Towards the end of his life, Koirala was leading a democratic front composed of parties that supported and promoted liberal democratic principles and aspired to establishment of a long-term democratic form of governance in Nepal.

Koirala wrote Simple Convictions: My Struggle for Peace and Democracy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Death

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Sujata Koirala at funeral of Girija Prasad Koirala.

Koirala died at his daughter's home on 20 March 2010 at the age of 85, having suffered from asthma and pulmonary disease.<ref name="hindu">Template:Cite news</ref> His funeral was held at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on 21 March.<ref name="BBC"/> Upon receiving news of his death, numerous politicians released statements of condolence. The Hindu described him as a "national guardian".<ref name="hindu"/> Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a statement expressing his condolences, saying "Koirala was a mass leader and a statesman, whose knowledge and wisdom guided the polity of Nepal in the right direction at critical junctures in the country's history,"<ref name="BBC">Template:Cite news</ref> while Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations said "Koirala fought fearlessly and at considerable personal sacrifice for justice and democratic rights in his country"<ref name="ABC">Template:Cite news</ref> and senior Maoist politician Baburam Bhattarai said "Koirala will be very much missed, especially now that the country is nearing the end of the peace process that he facilitated".<ref name="ABC"/>

Awards

In 2015, he was posthumously awarded with Nepal Ratna Man Padavi, the highest honour to a Nepali citizen by the Government of Nepal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

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