Matrika Prasad Koirala
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Matrika Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms (16 November 1951 — 14 August 1952 and 15 June 1953 — 14 April 1955). He became the first President of Nepali Congress
, when it was formed as a result of the merger of Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress in April 1950.
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
, when it was formed as a result of the merger of Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress in April 1950.