Koirala, who served five terms as prime minister, led mass protests that ended the king’s authoritarian rule and helped reach a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt. Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal’s former prime minister who led mass protests that ended the king’s authoritarian rule and helped deliver a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt, died Saturday in Katmandu, Nepal.He was 86. Koirala, who served five terms as prime minister, died at the home of his daughter, Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala। He had been taken there earlier in the week after spending several days in the hospital। He had heart problems and had been hospitalized several times in the last few months. Slideshow
Born 20 February 1925(1925-02-20)
Biratnagar, Nepal
Died 20 March 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party Nepali Congress
Spouse Sushma Koirala
Children Sujata Koirala
read moreBiratnagar, Nepal
Died 20 March 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party Nepali Congress
Spouse Sushma Koirala
Children Sujata Koirala