Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Politician

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Nepali: बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद कोइराला) (1914–1982), commonly known as BP Koirala, was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.Koirala was the first democratically elected and 22nd Prime Minister of Nepal. He held the office just 18 months before being deposed and imprisoned by order of King Mahendra. The rest of his life was spent largely in prison or exile and in steadily deteriorating health.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 08, 1914
Birth place	India , Varanasi , British Raj
Date of death	July 21, 1982
Place of death	Kathmandu , Kingdom of Nepal , Nepal
Education	University of Calcutta Scottish Church College Banaras Hindu University

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Office holder

monarch	Mahendra of Nepal
office	22nd Prime Minister of Nepal 2nd President of the Nepali Congress Home Minister of Nepal
party	Nepali Congress
prime minister	Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
successor	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Subarna Shamsher Rana Tulsi Giri