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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ((ネパール語:विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला); 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), commonly known as B. P. Koirala, was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. Koirala was the first democratically elected and 22nd Prime Minister of Nepal. He held the office just 18 months before being deposed and imprisoned by order of King Mahendra. The rest of his life was spent largely in prison or exile and in steadily deteriorating health. Widely regarded as one of the greatest political personality of Nepal, he was a staunch supporter of democracy who believed that democracy was necessary as it guaranteed an individual’s liberty and civil and political rights. But to BP, guarantee of individual liberty and civil and political rights alone were not sufficient in an underdeveloped country like Nepal. Thus, he proposed democratic socialism as the prescription for ending Nepal’s underdevelopment. ==Early life== Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was born in Varanasi to father Krishna Prasad Koirala, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. When asked how he became interested in politics, Koirala said, ''"There was politics in the blood of my family. My father had to leave Nepal when I was three years old. Everyone in the family had a warrant of arrest against him; our entire property was confiscated. We were in exile in India for twelve years () so I had my schooling in India, and thereafter I joined my college there."'' The British Raj charged him and his brother, Matrika Prasad Koirala, for having contacts with terrorists in 1930. They were arrested and set free after three months. Due to this, Bishweshwar began to study in Calcutta at Scottish Church College per his father's wishes. Towards the end of 1930, he left the college and returned to Banaras. In 1932, he completed his intermediate level of studies. His father again insisted that his son join Scottish Church College in Calcutta. So for the second time, he joined the college, but left it soon after. In 1934, he completed his bachelor's degree in economics and politics from Banaras Hindu University. After earning his degree at the Banaras Hindu University, he later took a degree in law at the University of Calcutta in 1937 and practiced law for several years in Darjeeling. While still a student he became involved in the Indian nationalist movement, and in 1934 he joined the Indian National Congress. During World War II he was interned by the British in Dhanbad for two years (1942–1944). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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