Sushil Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015.
13 Facts About Sushil Koirala
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Sushil Koirala was President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier served under various capacities in the party.
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Sushil Koirala entered politics in 1954 inspired by the social-democratic ideals of the Nepali Congress.
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The election saw Bishweshwar Prasad Sushil Koirala become the first elected prime minister of the country.
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Sushil Koirala remained in political exile in India for 16 years following the royal takeover of 1960.
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Sushil Koirala spent three years in Indian prisons for his involvement in a plane hijacking in 1973.
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Sushil Koirala has been a member of the Central Working Committee of the party since 1979 and was appointed General Secretary of the party in 1996 and Vice President in 1998.
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Sushil Koirala was appointed acting president of the party in 2008 by president Girija Prasad Sushil Koirala.
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Sushil Koirala was elected leader of the Congress' parliamentary party securing 105 out of 194 votes against former prime minister Deuba's 89 votes, and on 10 February 2014, he was nominated as prime minister by the constituent assembly.
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Sushil Koirala sought re-election but was defeated by KP Sharma Oli, leader of Congress' former coalition partners, the CPN.
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Sushil Koirala remained unmarried throughout his life and was known to live a simple life.
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Sushil Koirala was fondly known among his friends and supporters as 'Sushil daa'.
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Sushil Koirala died on 10 February 2016 at 12:50 AM of pneumonia in Kathmandu, at the age of 76.