Matrika Prasad Koirala
| Matrika Prasad Koirala मात्रिका प्रसाद कोइराला |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Royal Nepalese Ambassador to the United States of America | |
|
In office 1961–1964 |
|
| 18th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
|
In office 16 November 1951 – 14 August 1952 |
|
| Monarch | Tribhuvan |
| Preceded by | Mohan Shamsher Rana |
| Succeeded by | Direct Rule by King Tribhuvan |
|
In office 15 June 1953 – 14 April 1955 |
|
| Monarch | Tribhuvan, Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Direct Rule by King Tribhuvan |
| Succeeded by | Direct Rule by King Mahendra |
| 1st President of the Nepali Congress | |
|
In office 12 April 1950 – 26 May 1952 |
|
| Succeeded by | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1912 Varanasi, British Raj |
| Died | 11 September 1997 (aged 85) Biratnagar, Nepal |
Matrika Prasad Koirala (Nepali: मात्रिका प्रसाद कोइराला 
Listen ; 1 January 1912 – 11 September 1997) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms (16 November 1951 – 14 August 1952 and 15 June 1953 – 14 April 1955).
Koirala was born to Krishna Prasad Koirala and his first wife Mohan Kumari Koirala in 1912 in Varanasi, British Raj.
Matrika Prasad Koirala was politically active in India where his father Krishna Prasad Koirala was living in exile. He stayed in the house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of free India and was influenced by the Indian Independence Struggle. He participated in the Indian independence movement with his brother Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. Both brothers were arrested and imprisoned by the British Raj for three months in 1930. He was made President of the Congress Party in Bihar by Dr Rajendra Prasad for a while as all the other senior Indian leaders were jailed during the Quit India Movement.
He later joined the Nepali National Congress led by Tanka Prasad Acharya and fought against the Rana regime. Koirala became the first President of Nepali Congress, when it was formed as a result of the merger of Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress in April 1950. Koirala became the first commoner Prime Minister of Nepal after Rana rule ended.
In 1952, he was expelled from the Nepali Congress for "violating the party principles and acting against the Constitution of 1951".
...
Wikipedia