Certainly Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal PM from 1991 to 1994, says he went to Bhutan in the '50s to organize his brethren.

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Among them was Girija Prasad Koirala, a three-time prime minister and veteran of the 1990 uprising that ended decades of absolute monarchy.

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No love is lost between the outgoing and incoming leaders, and Mr Bhattarai pointedly suggested that someone younger than the 76-year-old Girija Prasad Koirala should take over.

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