| Girija Prasad Koirala (Mr.) |
Date of Birth : 1925 A. D.
Parents: Late Mr K.P. Koirala,
Late Mrs divya Koirala
Daughter: Ms Sujata Koirala
Designation: Prime Minister of Nepal, President, Nepali Congress Party
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Political Background:
Started political career joining the Indian Freedom Struggle and the historic Nepalese Revolution against Rana regime by organizing the first Labour's Movement in Biratnagar Jute Mill in 1947-48.
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| 1948 |
Founding Member and President of Nepal Trade Union Congress (erstwhile Nepal Mazdoor Congress). |
| 1952-1960 |
President, Morang District, Nepali Congress |
| 1960-1967 |
Imprisoned after 1960 coup. Spent seven years in prison, During the jail, sustained 21 days Hunger Strike. |
| 1968 |
Exiled in India along with senior Nepali Congress Party leaders and workers. |
| 1979 |
Returned to Nepal with the Programme of National Reconciliation propounded by
B.P. Koirala. |
| 1975-1991 |
General Secretary of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 1987 |
Senior Leader of the peaceful "Satyagraha" (Civil Disobedience) movement and put under "house arrest" for nine months. |
| 1990 |
Senior Leader and Nepali Congress Party General Secretary during the popular "Jana Andolan" (Mass Movement), which restored the Multi Party System in Nepal. |
| 1991 |
Elected Member, House of Representatives from Morang-1 and Sunsari-5. |
| 1991 |
Elected as leader of Parliamentary Party of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 1991-1994 |
Appointed as Prime Minister of Nepal. |
| 1994 |
Elected Member, House of Representatives from Morang-1 and Sunsari-5 in mid-term election. |
| 1995 |
Elected as President of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 1997 |
Elected as Leader of the Parliamentary Party of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 1998-1999 |
Prime Minister of Nepal. |
| 1999 |
Elected Member, House of Representatives from Morang-1 and Sunsari-5. |
| 2000 |
Elected as Leader of the Parliamentary Party of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 2000 |
Elected as Prime Minister of Nepal. |
| 2001 |
Elected as President of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 2005 |
Elected as President of Nepali Congress Party. |
| 2006 |
Leader of People's Movement initiated by Seven Party Alliance (SPA) |
| 2006 April 28 |
Prime Minister of Nepal. |
Hobbies:
Reading contemporary biographies of renowned political personalities, short stories, political memoirs.
Foreign Visits:
Various countries.
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