Native name गोपाल राई Name Gopal Nepal Education Bachelor of Arts | Occupation Politician Residence Kathmandu, Nepal Religion Kirat Political party Nepali Congress | |
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Notable work Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Children 5 (1 son and 4 daughters) Died September 23, 2006, Ghunsa, Nepal | ||
Cause of death MI-17 Chopper crash | ||
Gopal Rai (Nepali: गोपाल राई ) was a political leader of the Nepali Congress. He was state minister for Forest and Soil Conservation of Nepal. He became active in politics while studying bachelor's degree in Tri Chandra College against Panchayat System. He was captured while planning to attack by force in Okhaldhunga. His many friends were killed and he was put in jail.
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Early life
Gopal Rai was born and raised in Okhaldhunga.
Death
He died in a MI-17 chopper accident at Ghunsa, Taplejung in Nepal during World Wide Fund for Nature program with other 23 passengers including his wife Mina Rai on 23 September 2006.
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