Sher Bahadur Deuba
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Sher Bahadur Deuba (Nepali: शेरबहादुर देउबा born June 13, 1946) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the third senior most leader of the Nepali Congress. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress, which enabled him to be elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
He has served as Prime Minister three times, from 1995 to 1997, 2001 to 2002, and June 2, 2004 until February 1, 2005.
He was elected as Prime Minister for the second time when he succeeded Girija Prasad Koirala, who resigned in July 2001. A coup d'etat by King Gyanendra removed Deuba in October 2002.
After two other governments, much political protest for his restoration especially in capital Kathmandu, Gyanendra restored Deuba to the position of Prime Minister in 2004.
He was removed on February 1, 2005 by King Gyanendra, who dissolved the government for three years and seized direct power.
He was sentenced to two years in prison in July 2005 under corruption charges, but was subsequently released on February 13, 2006, after the anti-corruption body that sentenced him was outlawed. An official from Mr Deuba's Nepali Congress Democratic Party, Dip Kumar Upadhaya, told the Associated Press that the former premier's release was "a victory for democracy and a humiliating defeat for the royal regime". [1]
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[edit] Popular leader
Despite some controversies, Deuba remains a very popular leader. This can be exhibited by the fact that he was elected unopposed as the President of Nepali Congress (Democratic) and the fact that 39 Member of Parliament elected from Nepali Congress choose to support the party led by him. He has also been elected as a Member of Parliament three times, representing Dadeldhura District.
Following street protests against the UML government of Man Mohan Adhikari, he was declared the Parliamentary Leader of Nepali Congress in 1994.
In the election held to select the Parliamentary Leader for Nepali Congress following the resignation of Girja Prasad Koirala in 2001, he defeated Sushil Koirala by a huge margin. This victory established him as a powerful leader, especially because his rival was supported by Girija Prasad Koirala, the president of Nepali Congress.
[edit] Family life
Deuba comes from Dadeldhura, one of the remotest districts in the Far Western Region of Nepal.
He is married to Arju Deuba, and has a son.
[edit] Nepali Congress (Democratic)
After dispute between Girija Prasad Koirala, President of Nepali Congress and Sher Bahadur Deuba, then Prime Minister, over continuation of Emergency Situation in Nepal, Nepali Congress underwent vertical split into Nepali Congress led by Koirala and Nepali Congress (Democratic) led by Deuba. Both parties ultimately merged in 2007 with the name of unified party to remain as Nepali Congress.
[edit] 2008 Constituent Assembly election
In the Constituent Assembly election held on April 10, 2008, the Nepali Congress nominated Deuba as its candidate for Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur-4 constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system.[1] He won from both the contituencies.
[edit] Quotes
"My main goal will be to restore democracy and I will dedicate myself to this purpose"[citation needed]
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| Preceded by Man Mohan Adhikari |
Prime Minister of Nepal 1995 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| Preceded by Girija Prasad Koirala |
Prime Minister of Nepal 2001 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| Preceded by Surya Bahadur Thapa |
Prime Minister of Nepal 2004 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Girija Prasad Koirala, after one year interval |
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