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BP Koirala

1914 - 1982

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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Nepali: विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), better known as B. P. Koirala (Nepali: बीपी कोइराला), was a Nepali revolutionary, political leader, and writer. He was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. He was the grandfather of Bollywood actors Manisha Koirala and Siddharth Koirala, the elder brother of former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the younger brother of former prime minister Matrika Prasad Koirala. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. BP Koirala is the 11,666th most popular politician (up from 14,122nd in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from India (up from 588th in 2019) and the 145th most popular Indian Politician.

BP Koirala was a prominent Nepali politician, writer, and literary figure who is most famous for his contributions to Nepal's democracy movement and his role as the country's first democratically elected Prime Minister. He was a key figure in the Nepali Congress, the country's oldest political party, and played a crucial role in the establishment of Nepal as a constitutional monarchy. His literary works, which include novels, essays, and poems, are also widely acclaimed and have contributed to the development of Nepali literature.

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Among politicians, BP Koirala ranks 11,666 out of 19,576. Before her are Ignacy Daszyński, Joe Clark, Juha Sipilä, Abdullah Senussi, Gustaaf Deloor, and Margaret of Foix. After her are Lunalilo, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Drest I, Omer Nishani, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and José Mário Vaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, BP Koirala ranks 190. Before her are Selahattin Ülkümen, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Théo Lefèvre, Alfred Andersch, and Aníbal Troilo. After her are Giuseppe Caprio, Harold Russell, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Johannes Virolainen, Kevin McCarthy, and Marcel Kint. Among people deceased in 1982, BP Koirala ranks 128. Before her are Christian Ferras, Georg Leibbrandt, Igor Gouzenko, Allen Woodring, Carlos Vidal, and Kim Duk-koo. After her are Federico Moreno Torroba, Ulla Jacobsson, Harald Ertl, Art Pepper, Jean Effel, and Khalid al-Islambouli.

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In India

Among people born in India, BP Koirala ranks 439 out of 1,861. Before her are Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Kumar Sanu (1957), Sridevi (1963), Rukhmabai (1864), Debendranath Tagore (1817), and Irrfan Khan (1967). After her are Naushad (1919), Sarada Devi (1853), Satya Nadella (1967), Jacques Lauriston (1768), Jahandar Shah (1661), and Keshub Chandra Sen (1838).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, BP Koirala ranks 145. Before her are Man Singh I (1550), Zail Singh (1916), Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919), Shah Alam II (1728), Fatima Sheikh (1831), and Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725). After her are Jacques Lauriston (1768), Jahandar Shah (1661), Guru Har Rai (1630), Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905), Chandra Shekhar (1927), and Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556).

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