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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Died in 1982

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was born on 8 September 1914 in Benares, in British India, and took part in the struggle for Indian independence. He led the revolution of 1951 that overthrew the Rana regime, and in 1959 became the first elected head of government of Nepal. Overthrown by the king in December 1960, he spent eight years in prison, then lived in exile in India until his return in December 1976. The author of more than eighteen books, he died in 1982, suffering from throat cancer.

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