Girija Prasad Koirala
E1041958
Girija Prasad Koirala was a prominent Nepali politician and multiple-time prime minister who led the country’s transition from monarchy to republican democracy in the mid-2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Girija Prasad Koirala canonical | 4 |
| G. P. Koirala | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13361137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Girija Prasad Koirala Context triple: [Comprehensive Peace Accord 2006, signatory, Girija Prasad Koirala]
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A.
Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai is a prominent Nepali politician, former prime minister, and leading Marxist-Maoist ideologue who played a key role in Nepal’s republican and constitutional transformation.
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B.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, widely known as Prachanda, is a prominent Nepalese politician and former guerrilla leader who headed the Maoist insurgency and has served multiple terms as Nepal’s prime minister.
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C.
Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Chaudhry is a Fijian politician who became the country’s first Indo-Fijian prime minister and was a central figure in Fiji’s turbulent political landscape around the turn of the 21st century.
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D.
Chamling Rai
Chamling Rai are a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, distinguished by their own language, cultural traditions, and ethnic identity.
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E.
Mahabir Prasad
Mahabir Prasad was an Indian politician who served as a Governor of the state of Haryana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Girija Prasad Koirala Target entity description: Girija Prasad Koirala was a prominent Nepali politician and multiple-time prime minister who led the country’s transition from monarchy to republican democracy in the mid-2000s.
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A.
Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai is a prominent Nepali politician, former prime minister, and leading Marxist-Maoist ideologue who played a key role in Nepal’s republican and constitutional transformation.
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B.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, widely known as Prachanda, is a prominent Nepalese politician and former guerrilla leader who headed the Maoist insurgency and has served multiple terms as Nepal’s prime minister.
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C.
Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Chaudhry is a Fijian politician who became the country’s first Indo-Fijian prime minister and was a central figure in Fiji’s turbulent political landscape around the turn of the 21st century.
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D.
Chamling Rai
Chamling Rai are a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, distinguished by their own language, cultural traditions, and ethnic identity.
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E.
Mahabir Prasad
Mahabir Prasad was an Indian politician who served as a Governor of the state of Haryana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nepali politician
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democracy activist ⓘ human ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-02-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Saharsa district
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Tadi, Bihar, British India ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| child | Sujata Koirala ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nepal ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-03-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kathmandu, Nepal
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathmandu
|
| electedIn |
1991 Nepalese general election
ⓘ
1999 Nepalese general election ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Koirala family ⓘ |
| familyName | Koirala ⓘ |
| father |
Krishna Prasad Koirala
ⓘ
linked to:
B. P. Koirala
|
| fullName | Girija Prasad Koirala ⓘ |
| givenName | Girija ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
G. P. Koirala
ⓘ
linked to:
Girija Prasad Koirala
|
| ideology | democratic socialism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Nepal’s transition to republican democracy
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multiple terms as Prime Minister of Nepal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Maithili
ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Nepali Congress ⓘ |
| movement |
2006 People’s Movement in Nepal
ⓘ
Nepali democratic movement ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Movement of 1990 in Nepal
|
| notableAchievement |
ended decade-long Maoist insurgency through peace process
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oversaw abolition of monarchy in Nepal ⓘ signed Comprehensive Peace Accord 2006 ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in Nepal’s transition from monarchy to republic ⓘ |
| officeAssumed |
Prime Minister of Nepal 1991
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Nepal 1998 ⓘ Prime Minister of Nepal 2000 ⓘ Prime Minister of Nepal 2006 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | House of Representatives of Nepal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Acting Head of State of Nepal
ⓘ
President of the Nepali Congress ⓘ Prime Minister of Nepal ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Sunsari District ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Kathmandu ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
interim head of state after 2006 movement
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leader of Seven Party Alliance during 2006 movement ⓘ |
| sibling |
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
ⓘ
linked to:
B. P. Koirala
Matrika Prasad Koirala ⓘ |
| spouse | Sushma Koirala ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kathmandu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Girija Prasad Koirala Description of subject: Girija Prasad Koirala was a prominent Nepali politician and multiple-time prime minister who led the country’s transition from monarchy to republican democracy in the mid-2000s.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Girija Prasad Koirala