Bal Bahadur Rai (बल बहादुर राई) (1921-2010) was the leader of the
Nepali Congress
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political party and a former cabinet minister in the Government of
Nepal
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. He actively participated in major democratic movements in Nepal’s history. He became politically active in 1947. He served as acting Prime Minister of Nepal 19 times.
Death
Rai died at the age of 90 in Kathmandu.
5 July 2010.
References
Nepali Congress politicians from Koshi Province
1921 births
2010 deaths
People from Okhaldhunga District
Rai people
Members of the National Assembly (Nepal)
Nepal MPs 1959–1960
Nepal MPs 1991–1994
Nepal MPs 1994–1999
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