# Krishna Prasad Koirala

_Nepalese politician_

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> Krishna Prasad Koirala (Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद कोइराला) was a Nepalese politician, activist and social worker. He was the founder of the prominent Koirala family.  Three of his sons became prime ministers of Nepal. He was born in 1936 BS (Attributed by Samar Sapan Rajbanshi). He established Adarsha Secondary School in 1930 in Biratnagar, Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6437476#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6437476#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6437476#P106))
- **Spouse:** Mohan Kumari Koirala; Divya Kumari Koirala ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6437476#P26))

## About

He was a Hill Brahmin living in exile in Bihar. He had five sons and four daughters. His sons were: Matrika Prasad Koirala, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala, Keshav Prasad Koirala and Tarini Prasad Koirala and the four daughters were Nalini Koirala (Upadhyaya), Indira Koirala (Acharya), Sauvagya Kumari (Sauri) Koirala (Arjel) and Vijaylaxmi Koirala (Zaki). His three eldest sons became Prime Ministers of Nepal starting in 1951. His other two sons were also actively involved in the democratic politics and the popular activities to establish a democratic system in Nepal.

Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala is one of his great-granddaughters.

He died in 1945.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Krishna Prasad Koirala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Prasad_Koirala) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6437476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6437476) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Krishna bhattarai.jpg by Ganesh Paudel at Nepali Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krishna_bhattarai.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Krishna Prasad Koirala, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Krishna bhattarai.jpg — Ganesh Paudel at Nepali Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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