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Nepali politician

Saroj Prasad Koirala was a Nepali politician. He was assassinated in 1973 when he was in exile in India.

Assassination

Saroj Koirala was assassinated on 18 October 1973 at Madhubani railway station, India. Nepal's King Birendra was in India on an official visit during that time. The assassination was never investigated.

Recognition

In 2006, the Nepal government recognized his contribution to the country by issuing a postage stamp with his portrait.

Personal life

Koirala was married to Lila, a Nepali politician and former minister for Women and Social Welfare. Koirala is a cousin of BP Koirala.

Koirala is one among ten leaders of the Nepali Congress Party who were assassinated or were close to being assassinated during Nepal's Panchayat Period.

References

  1. Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1974. p. 11808.
  2. Nepal Press Report. Regmi Research Project. 1982-12-31. p. 124.
  3. "Nepal 2017 – Saroj Prasad Koirala Politician 1v Stamp | Phila Art". Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. Gellner, David; Hachhethu, Krishna (2008-02-05). Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbours. SAGE Publications India. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-321-0016-4.
  5. Pokharel, Jagadish C. (2001). The Days of Shame and Pain. Samata Samaj. p. 50.
  6. "Book on slain NC leaders to be launched". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  7. Nepalko Prajatantrik Andolanka Bir Yoddaharu (Brave Fighters of Nepal's Democratic Movement). BP Ideology National Society. 2019.
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