girija prasad koirala

March 21, 2010 8:29am CST
Girija Prasad Koiral, Nepal's freedom fighter and political hero, who played a major role in ending the maoist, decade long peoples's war and restoring peace in the country, is no more. His body will kept at the dashrath stadium on sunday morning for the public to pay their homage.The funeral will take place in the evening and his daughter will perform last. The government has announced a national holiday, the national flag will fly at half-mast for three days. Realishing his contribution made for national reconciliation, the government had a few months ago decided to recomended his name for the Nobel Prize
2 responses
@zamurai (47)
• India
5 Apr 10
My heart felt condolence.
@avani26 (1518)
• India
31 Mar 10
I have heard about this in the news and he was a trusted friend of India architect of the landmark peace deal with the Maoists.