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Nepal's ex-PM Sushil Koirala passes away

Xinhua, February 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nepal's former prime minister Sushil Koirala passed away on Tuesday morning, his personal aide said.

The 77-year-old Koirala breathed his last at 12:50 local time at a relative's residence in the Nepalese Capital Kathmandu, his aide Atul Koirala told local media.

The former prime minister was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for the past few days and unable to attend his party's formal functions on Monday as well.

As leader of the Nepali Congress, main opposition party of Nepal, Koirala, had served as the 37th prime minister of the Himalayan country from Feb. 2014 to Oct. 2015.

The Nepali Congress president's death has come at a time when his party is all set to hold its 13th general convention within a month.

The party has cancelled all election programs for the forthcoming General Convention following the president's demise. Enditem