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Nepali former Prime Minister Giri dies
KATHMANDU, Dec. 18, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Nepal’s former Prime Minister Tulsi
Giri passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92.
The veteran politician breathed his last in his residence at Budhanilkantha
in the capital after a prolonged liver cancer, family sources said here.
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and senior leaders of various political
parties have expressed deep sorrow on Tuesday.
“I’m saddened at the passing away of former Prime Minister Giri. I pay
tribute to late Giri and express deep condolence to the entire family at this
hour of tragedy,” Oli tweeted.
Giri was active in the Nepalese politics from 1960 to 2005.
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