Nepal<\/a> at a time when the King imposed party-less panchayat political system in 1960. He also served as Nepal\u2019s Prime Minister between 1975-1977 and the Council of Ministers\u2019 Chairman in 1963.<\/p>\nHe also represented the council of ministers as Vice Chair during the rule of former King Gyanendra Bikram Shah in 2005.<\/p>\n
He resigned as Rastriya Panchayat Chairman in 1986 and lived in Sri Lanka for two years.<\/p>\n
Since then he settled in Bangalore, India until 2005.<\/p>\n
Originally from Siraha, the former Nepal PM studied at the Suri Vidyasagar College in Calcutta, India.<\/p>\n
Nepal Leaders Convey Condolences<\/strong>
\nVarious Nepal leaders have expressed their sadness on former Nepal PM Dr Tulsi Giri\u2019s demise: <\/p>\nNepal Current Prime Minister & Communist Party Leader KP Oli <\/em>PM Oli said that he was saddened by the news.<\/p>\n\u201cI would like to pay tribute to late Giri and extend heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family members at this hour of tragedy,\u201d said Oli<\/span> on Twitter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nNepal Congress President Sher Bahadur <\/em> also expressed his grief on this news.<\/p>\nRashtriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Kamal Thapa. <\/em>Thapa said that Nepal has lost a towering personality and extended his condolences to the bereaved family members.<\/p>\n\u201cHe was very much dedicated to his own philosophies and thoughts on the meaning of life. Giri remained firm on his own way of thinking even though he was isolated. I have also lost my source of inspiration after his demise,\u201d said Thapa<\/span> while adding that the country has lost a nationalist leader.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nFormer Nepal PM & Naya Shakti Party Nepal Convener Dr Baburam Bhattarai<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAlthough he always stood anti-current in politics, he was exceptionally talented politician,\u201d said Bhattarai<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nepal grieves the demise of its former Prime Minister Dr Tulsi Giri on December 17, 2018.…<\/span><\/p>\nRead more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":761,"featured_media":14926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11037,11034,11033,11038,11039,445,11035,11036],"yoast_head":"\n
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Giri, born in 1926, holds a long political career and has been serving the Nepal Government since the times of King Mahendra.<\/p>\n