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B. P. Koirala
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Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982)
Key facts
- Monarch
- Mahendra
- Preceded by
- Subarna Shamsher Rana
- Succeeded by
- Tulsi Giri (1963)
- Prime minister
- Himself
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nepal
- Place of birth
- Varanasi
- Place of death
- Kathmandu
- Sibling
- Girija Prasad Koirala
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Banaras Hindu University
- Political party
- Nepali Congress
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- BP Koirala.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-09-08
- date of death
- 1982-07-21
- Commons category
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- name in native language
- विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला
- writing language
- English language
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
President of the Nepali Congress In office 23 May 1957 – 21 July 1982 Preceded bySubarna Shamsher Rana Succeeded byKrishna Prasad Bhattarai In office 26 May 1952 – 24 January 1956 Preceded byMatrika Prasad Koirala Succeeded bySubarna Shamsher Rana Member of the House of Representatives In office 30 June 1959 – 15 December 1960 Preceded byConstituency established Succeeded byConstituency abolished ConstituencyMorang Biratnagar West
Personal details Born(1914-09-08)8 September 1914 Varanasi, British Raj
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