Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
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The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), also known as CPN-UML, CPN(UML) or in Nepali Nepal Kamyunist Party (Ekikrit Marksbadi-Leninbadi) or NeKaPa (EMaLe), is the largest communist party in Nepal. It was created in January 6 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). CPN(UML) was very much a product of the Jana Andolan (People's Movement) uprising that led to the installment of constitutional democracy in Nepal, where communists together with Nepali Congress played the leading role. The unity in action achieved in the Jana Andolan paved way for a unified communist party.
The fifth party congress (and the first one after the unification, the four first being of the original Communist Party of Nepal) was held in Kathmandu January 1993. People's Multiparty Democracy was adopted as the party programme. Madan Bhandari was elected chairman and Man Mohan Adhikari general secretary. Later the same year Bhandari died in a vehicle incident. After Bhandari's death, Madhav Kumar Nepal was elected chairman.
In December 1994 CPN(UML) formed a minority government, which lasted nine months. Man Mohan Adhikari was elected Prime Minister and Madhav Kumar Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 1997 CPN(UML) participated in a non-Congress government, with a faction of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party and the Nepal Sadbhavana Party, and held the Deputy Prime Ministership.
In March 1998 CPN(UML) suffered a severe split, over the Mahakali Treaty treaty with India. Those opposing the treaty broke away and formed Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by Bam Dev Gautam.
In the 1999 parliamentary elections, CPN(UML) got 31.61% of the votes.
On February 15 2002 CPN(UML) and CPN(ML) were reunited.
When the King in 2003 dissolved parliament and sacked the prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN(UML) took a leading part in the formation of the 5-parties protest movement. However, once Deuba had been reinstalled as PM CPN(UML) joined the provisional government.
In 2006, CPN (UML) was a major part of the Seven Party Alliance and the Loktantra Andolan.
CPN(UML) advocates a negotiated solution to the civil war in Nepal, and favour peace-talks with Maoists.
The current general secretary of CPN(UML) is Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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[edit] Mass organizations
- General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
- Democratic National Youth Federation, Nepal (DNYF)
- All Nepal National Free Students Union(ANNFSU)
- All Nepal Women's Association (ANWA)
- All Nepal Peasants Association (ANPA)
- All India Nepalese Free Students Union (AINFSU)
- National Teachers Association
- National People's Cultural Forum
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