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Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Nepalese politician and former prime minister
"Prachanda" redirects here. For other uses, see Prachanda (disambiguation).
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Nepali: पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December ), alias Prachanda (Nepali: प्रचण्ड, pronounced[prʌˈt͡sʌɳɖʌ], transl.
"fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since July He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on three separate occasions, from to as the first prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, from to , and again from to [1][2]
Having been drawn to left-wing politics after seeing severe poverty during his youth, Dahal joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) in , and later became general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) in [3][4][5] This party later became the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Dahal was the leader of the CPN (M) during the country's civil war and subsequent peace process and the 1st Nepalese constituent assembly. In the elections, CPN(M) emerged as the largest party, and Dahal became prime minister in August of that year.[6] He resigned from the post on 4 May , after his attempt to sack the then army chief, Rookmangud Katawal, was opposed by then PresidentRam Baran Yadav.[7] Dahal was sworn in as prime minister for a second time in , as per an agreement to form a rotational government with the Nepali Congress, and resigned on 24 May to make way for Congress' Sher Bahadur Deuba.[8] Following the general election, Dahal was sworn in as prime minister again in December , with support from a coalition of parties including CPN (UML), Rastriya Swatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[9] Dahal remained in power for 19 months, changing alliances between the UML and Congress three times, before he was ousted by a failed motion of confidence in the parliament on 12 July [10]
Early life
He was born Ghanashyam Dahal on 11 December in Lewade, Dhikur Pokhari, a VDC 20km north from Pokhara, to Muktiram and Bhawani, a Brahmin Hindu family.[11][12] He later changed his name during a matriculation examination to Pushpa Kamal (meaning: Lotus Flower).[13][14][15] At the age of eight, his family migrated to the Terai, a fertile lowland region in southern Nepal, and settled in Chitwan District.[12] In the s, his father Muktiram moved to Indian state of Assam, where he worked as a firewood collector, and returned home in [12] In , Pushpa Kamal Dahal moved to Kathmandu for his studies, and was enrolled in Patan Multiple Campus for two years.[12] He moved back to Chitwan and received a diploma of science in agriculture from Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) in Rampur, Chitwan.[16][3] After completing studies and failing to find jobs in bureaucracy, Dahal became a schoolteacher in a village, where he worked until He was also a home teacher at the same village.[12]
Nepalese Civil War
See also: Nepalese Civil War
On 4 February , Baburam Bhattarai gave the government, led by Nepali Congress Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, a list of 40 demands, threatening civil war if they were not met.[17] The demands related to "nationalism, democracy, and livelihood" and included such line items as the "domination of foreign capital in Nepali industries, business and finance should be stopped", and "discriminatory treaties, including the Nepal-India Treaty, should be abrogated", and "land under the control of the feudal system should be confiscated and distributed to the landless and the homeless."[17][18] After that, and until 26 April , Dahal directed the military efforts of the CPN (Maoist Centre) towards establishing areas of control, particularly in the mountainous regions and in western Nepal.[19] The 40 demands were whittled down to 24 in subsequent political negotiations.[19]
In late or early , relations between Dahal and Baburam Bhattarai soured.[20] This was reportedly due to disagreement on power-sharing inside the party.
Bhattarai was unhappy with the consolidation of power under Dahal.[21] At one point, Dahal expelled Bhattarai from the party, though he was later reinstated.[21] They later reconciled at least some of their differences.[22][23] On 22 November , Dahal and the Seven Party Alliance released a 'twelve-point agreement' that expressed areas of agreement between the CPN(M) and the parties that had won a large majority in the last parliamentary election in [24] Among other points, this document stated that the dictatorial monarchy of King Gyanendra was the chief impediment to progress in Nepal.[24] It claimed further that the Maoists were committed to human rights and press freedoms and a multi-party system of government.[24] It pledged self-criticism and the intention of the Maoists and the Seven Parties to not repeat past mistakes.[24]
On 26 April , CPN (Maoist Centre) announced a ceasefire with a stated duration of 90 days.[25] The move followed weeks of massive protests—the April Nepalese general strike— in Kathmandu and elsewhere that had forced King Gyanendra to give up the personal dictatorship he had established on 1 February , and restore the parliament that had been dissolved in May [25] A new government was then established by the Seven-Party Alliance.
The parliament and the new government supported the ceasefire and started negotiations with the Maoists on the basis of the twelve-point agreement.
Real biography of prachanda in hindi Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Nepali: पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December ), alias Prachanda (Nepali: प्रचण्ड, pronounced [prʌˈt͡sʌɳɖʌ], transl. "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since JulyThe two sides agreed that a new constituent assembly would be elected to write a new constitution and decide the fate of the monarchy. The Maoists wanted this process to end with Nepal becoming declared as a republic.[25]
Premierships
First premiership
See also: First Dahal cabinet
Dahal met for talks with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on 16 June , which was thought to be his first visit to the capital Kathmandu in more than a decade.[26][27] This meeting resulted in the Comprehensive Peace Accord to dissolve parliament, incorporate the CPN(M) into a new interim government, draft a new constitution, and disband the CPN(M)'s "people's governments" operating in rural Nepal.
The two sides also agreed to disarm at a later date, under international supervision.[28] On 18 September , the CPN(M) left the coalition government ahead of the Constituent Assembly election, demanding the declaration of a republic by parliament, and a system of proportional representation in the election.
The CPN(M) rejoined the government on 30 December , after an agreement to abolish the monarchy following the election, and to have a system of partial proportional representation in the election.[29] Following power-sharing discussions that lasted several months, Dahal was elected as prime minister by the Constituent Assembly on 15 August , and he was sworn in as prime minister on 18 August [30]
The decade-long war ultimately led the Maoists to Nepal's parliament.
After winning a remarkable majority in the Constitutional Assembly elections, Dahal was nominated for the Prime Ministership by the party.[31] In the April Constituent Assembly election, he was elected from Kathmandu constituency, winning by a large margin, and receiving nearly twice as many votes as his nearest rival, the candidate of the Nepali Congress.
He also won overwhelmingly in Rolpa constituency-2, receiving 34, votes against 6, for Shanta Kumar Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), CPN(UML).[32] With the CPN(M) appearing to have won the election, Dahal pledged that the party would work together with other parties in crafting the new constitution, and he assured the international community, particularly India and China, that the party wanted good relations and co-operation.
He also said that the party had expressed its commitment to multi-party democracy through the election.[33]
Second premiership
See also: Second Dahal cabinet
In August Pushpa Kamal Dahal was elected for a second stint as Prime Minister of Nepal.[34] Dahal became the 24th prime minister since Nepal's adoption of multi-party democracy in and the eighth since the abolition of the monarchy in [35] He resigned from the post of prime minister on 24 May and was succeeded by Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress in June.[36][37]
Third premiership
See also: Dahal cabinet,
Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed prime minister for the third time on 25 December , following the Nepalese general election.[38] He won the vote of confidence in the House on 10 January after out of the present members voted in favor of him.[39]
Following Dahal's support for the candidature of Ram Chandra Poudel in the presidential election, the CPN (UML) withdrew its support from the government, and Dahal again joined hands with the Congress to revive the pre-election alliance.[40]
Dahal condemned the actions of Hamas during the Israel–Hamas war,[41] but also expressed support for Palestine and spoke in favor of a ceasefire, saying "we support the oppressed, those who deserve independence.
We support Palestine".[42]
On 4 March , Dahal ended his coalition with the Nepali Congress and formed a new coalition with the CPN (UML) and other smaller parties.[43] On 3 July however, the CPN (UML) left its coalition with Dahal and formed a coalition instead with the Nepali Congress.[44] On 12 July, Dahal lost a vote of confidence in the House after out of the present members voted against his favour leading to the end of his third tenure as prime minister.[45][46]
Personal life
In , Dahal married Sita Poudel (5 July – 12 July )[47][48] when he was fifteen.[12] They had three daughters (including Renu Dahal) and a son.[12]
In keeping with Marxist ideology, Dahal is an atheist, having stopped practicing Hinduism in his teenage years.[49]
Notes
Publications
- Problems & Prospects of Revolution in Nepal: A Collection of Articles by Com.
Prachanda and Other Leaders of the CPN (Maoist). Janadisha Publications.
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