Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
| Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद कोइराला |
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Home Minister Koirala visits New Delhi, India, in 1951
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| 22nd Prime Minister of Nepal | |
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In office 27 May 1959 – 15 December 1960 |
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| Monarch | Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Subarna Shamsher Rana |
| Succeeded by | Tulsi Giri |
| 2nd President of the Nepali Congress | |
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In office 26 May 1952 – 24 January 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Matrika Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Subarna Shamsher Rana |
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In office 23 May 1957 – 21 July 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Subarna Shamsher Rana |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| Home Minister of Nepal | |
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In office 21 February 1951 – 12 November 1951 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohan Shumsher |
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8 September 1914 Varanasi, British India (now India) |
| Died | 21 July 1982 (aged 67) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sushila Koirala |
| Alma mater |
Scottish Church College Banaras Hindu University University of Calcutta |
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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Nepali: ; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), commonly known as B. P. Koirala, was a Nepali politician and a prolific writer. He 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 for 18 months before being deposed and imprisoned at the instruction of King Mahendra. The rest of his life was spent largely in prison or exile and in steadily deteriorating health.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest political personalities of Nepal, Koirala was a staunch supporter of democracy. He asserted that guarantees of individual liberty and civil and political rights alone were not sufficient in a poor country like Nepal; democratic socialism was the solution to Nepal’s underdevelopment.
The second son of Krishna Prasad Koirala, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was raised in Benares. Until the age of 14, he atended a school established by his father. Afterwards he joined the Harishchandra School in the city. He began writing when he was in the ninth grade. When asked how he became interested in politics, Koirala said, "There was politics in the blood of my family. My father had to leave Nepal when I was three years old. Everyone in the family had a warrant of arrest against him; our entire property was confiscated. We were in exile in India for twelve years [1917–1929] so I had my schooling in India, and thereafter I joined college there."
The British Raj charged him and his brother, Matrika Prasad Koirala, with having contacts with terrorists in 1930. They were arrested and set free after three months. Because of this, Bishweshwar began to study at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta as per his father's wishes. Towards the end of 1930, he left college and returned to Benares. In 1932, he completed his intermediate level of studies. His father again insisted that his son join Scottish Church College in Calcutta. So for the second time, he joined the college, but left it soon afterwards. In 1934, he completed his bachelor's degree in Economics and Politics from Banaras Hindu University. He also earned a degree in Law from the University of Calcutta in 1937, and practised for several years in Darjeeling. While still a student, he became involved in the Indian nationalist movement. In 1934, he joined the Indian National Congress. During World War II, he was interned by the British in Dhanbad for two years (1942–1944).
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