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Girija Prasad Koirala in his youth. Koirala was born in Saharsa, Bihar, British India, in 1924 into a Hill Brahmin family. [5] His father, Krishna Prasad Koirala, was a Nepali living in exile. [6] In 1952 Koirala married Sushma Koirala, headmistress at the local school for women in Biratnagar. [7] Their daughter Sujata Koirala was born in 1953.
The fifth Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet was formed on 29 April 2006 after Girija Prasad Koirala was appointed prime minister following the 2006 revolution. [1] The cabinet was expanded on 22 May 2006 and again on 11 June 2006. [2] [3] The cabinet signed the Comprehensive Peace Accord with the CPN (Maoist). [4]
Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana-era socio-political activist, was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher. [1] Four members of the family, including three brothers (Matrika Prasad Koirala, B. P. Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala) and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Ministers of Nepal.
The Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet was formed on 1 April 2007. [1] The interim cabinet was formed as a national unity government which included the former Maoist rebels. [2] [3] The cabinet was dissolved on 18 August 2008 following the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, following which Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed prime minister.
The second Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet was formed on 15 April 1998 after the appointment of Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister by King Birendra. Girja was supported by CPN (Marxist–Leninist). [1] The cabinet was expanded on 21 April 1998. [2]
The fourth Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet was formed on 21 March 2000 after Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala was appointed as the prime minister by King Birendra. [1] After the His Majesty's Government (Division of Work) Regulations 2000 came into effect on 18 April 2000, the cabinet was reformed. [ 2 ]
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala) (1914–1982), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960 Bharat Koirala , winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010), five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990s and 2000s, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
Daman Nath Dhungana served as the Speaker, [1] Girija Prasad Koirala served as Prime Minister and Man Mohan Adhikari served as Leader of Opposition. House of Representatives composition [ edit ]