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Former Nepal Prime Minister Dies

   VOA News 20 March 2010
   Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (2008 file photo)

Photo: AP

   Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (2008 file photo)

   Former  Nepalese  Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, one of Nepal's
   most prominent politicians, has died.
   He  served  five terms as prime minister and was seen as a stabilizing
   force in a country that has experienced frequent upheavals.
   He  led mass protests that brought down King Gyanendra's authoritarian
   rule.
   Mr.  Koirala,  who was president of the Nepali Congress, was active in
   politics for over 60 years. Â
   Mr. Koirala, who had suffered from respiratory disease for many years,
   died  Saturday  at  his  daughter's  home in Kathmandu.  His daughter
   Sujata is Nepal's foreign minister.
   Girija Prasad Koirala was in his mid-80s.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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