Girija Prasad Koirala

The body of the former prime minister and president of Nepali congress party Girija Prasad Koirala lies in a casket in Kathmandu, Nepal. 20 March 2010. Koirala, one of the nation’s most prominent politicians, has passed away on age of 86 at his only daughter’s residence in Mandikatar at 12:10 this afternoon after a long battle with respiratory problems.