The foundation of the current miserable state of Nepal has alot to do with the actions he took. Sunday, 14 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. File photo of GP Koirala Facebook. India-Nepal bus service halted due to Covid resumes after over a year.
Just saying.. In essence, he was a pioneer of the labour movement in Nepal. He held that position until he was incarcerated by the king following the royal coup. He remained in jail till After his release, he went to India, and in , became the general secretary of the NC in exile. GP returned to Nepal in after the king announced a referendum to decide whether to retain the Panchayat system or reinstate the multiparty system.
This was Koirala's defining moment: he had stood resolutely against royal adventurism and convinced the Maoists of the value of democracy. In November he signed a peace agreement with the Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, formally ending the civil war. The monarch was forced to concede that sovereignty rested with the people and Koirala was selected as prime minister by leaders of the Seven-Party Alliance.
The parliament passed laws to strip Gyanendra of his powers and bring the military under civilian control. Re-elected as premier in April , Koirala became acting president when the Maoists won the constitutional assembly elections in April On 28 May , he proposed the motion to abolish the monarchy, a move which was endorsed by an overwhelming majority. But Nepal continues to remain in turmoil, and the death of Koirala when he was still trying to secure a new constitution only complicates the situation.
Despite his frail health he had stood like a rock between the Maoists and Nepal's present ragtag coalition government under Madhav Kumar. The interim constitution ends in May, and if Nepal cannot restore the consensus of , conflict and anarchy may return. Koirala was a key figure in the peace process that ended 10 years of communist insurgency with the Maoist rebels giving up their armed revolt and joining mainstream politics.
A representative for U. Sujata Koirala said her father was worried about the country in the last days of his life and tried to work out an agreement between the political parties.
Thousands of former rebel fighters are still in U. The Maoists want them to be integrated into the national army, but other parties oppose the idea. The new constitution is supposed to be completed by May, but the parties are struggling to agree on the contents.
In , Koirala became prime minister of the first democratically elected government after a popular revolt ended absolute rule by the king.
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