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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of BP Koirala has received more than 141,771 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). BP Koirala is the 14,167th most popular politician (down from 13,393rd in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from India (up from 583rd in 2019) and the 174th 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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  • 140k

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  • 45.27

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

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  • 3.48

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, BP Koirala ranks 14,167 out of 15,577. Before her are Johan Ramstedt, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, Zenón Noriega Agüero, Juan Mora Fernández, Grzegorz Schetyna, and Franco Comotti. After her are Katsuya Okada, Inge Magnusson, Alicia Moreau de Justo, Mirian I of Iberia, Vlastimil Tusar, and Norbert Hofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, BP Koirala ranks 276. Before her are Carlos Menditeguy, Amelia Bence, Martí de Riquer i Morera, John Hersey, Béatrix Beck, and Anna Maria Ortese. After her are Mario Luzi, Kenneth More, Edgar Reinhardt, William Grut, Karel Kolský, and Ersilio Tonini. Among people deceased in 1982, BP Koirala ranks 212. Before her are Satchel Paige, Charles Walters, Erik Larsson, Carmelo Robledo, Arturo Rodríguez, and John Gardner. After her are Kenneth More, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Hans Drakenberg, Ed Hamm, and Marco Cimatti.

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In India

Among people born in India, BP Koirala ranks 577 out of 1,493. Before her are Anandiben Patel (1941), Shah Shuja (1616), Saif Ali Khan (1970), C. N. R. Rao (1934), Preity Zinta (1975), and Mukesh (1923). After her are Tanuja (1943), Farida Jalal (1949), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), Ela Bhatt (1933), and Manna Dey (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, BP Koirala ranks 174. Before her are K. B. Hedgewar (1889), Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), Paddy Ashdown (1941), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Anandiben Patel (1941), and Shah Shuja (1616). After her are Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Lobsang Sangay (1968), Margaret Abbott (1878), Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Nitish Kumar (1951), and George Fernandes (1930).

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