Madhav Kumar Nepal

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Madhav Kumar Nepal (Nepali: माधव कुमार नेपाल, born March 12, 1953[1]) is a Nepalese politician; he was the general secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) for 15 years.

He was the deputy prime minister in the Nepalese government during the CPN(UML) minority government as well as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. He argued for the Nepal Civil War to be solved through talks and did not believe that mobilization of the army was the solution.

Nepal was arrested in 2001 during a crackdown on anti-government protest. Following the palace massacre he called for Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to step down, though later joined forces with him to launch a campaign against King Gyanendra's assumption of executive powers.

On April 12, 2008, Nepal resigned as general secretary of the party,[2] after having lost the Kathmandu-2 seat to Maoist candidate Jhakku Prasad Subedi in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.[3] Subedi was a comparatively obscure candidate.[4] Nepal was also defeated in Rautahat-6 constituency by CPN(M) candidate Devendra Patel.[5]. Now he is looking after international beuro of the CPN (UML).

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  1. ^ K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460.
  2. ^ "MK Nepal announces resignation as UML gen secy", Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "UML gen secy loses to CPN-M candidate in Kathmandu-2; NWPP takes both constituencies in Bhaktapur", Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "Big Maoist wins could reshape Nepal's politics", The Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2008.
  5. ^ "MK Nepal loses in Rautahat, too", Nepalnews, April 14, 2008.
  • Busky, Donald F (2002). Communism in History and Theory. Praeger/Greenwood. ISBN 0-275-97733-1
  • Hutt, Michael (2004). Himalayan "People's War". C. Hurst & Co Publishers. ISBN 1-85065-722-X

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