Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Manandhar), was a splinter group of the Communist Party of Nepal (Rayamjhi)
formed in 1979, in the backdrop of the popular movement that surged in that year. The party was led by Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar. CPN (Manandhar) was clearly pro-Soviet Union
.
Ahead of the 1991 parliamentary election the party changed name to Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic). CPN(D) contested the 1991 parliamentary elections, having launched 75 candidates. Two MPs were elected. It total the party got 177 323 votes (2,43%).
Two months after the election CPN (Democratic) merged with two other parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) and Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
, to form Communist Party of Nepal (United)
. However, the Burma and Amatya factions left CPN(United) to join Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
.
Communist Party of Nepal (Rayamjhi)
Communist Party of Nepal was a small communist party in Nepal. The group was formed by Keshar Jung Rayamajhi after he was expelled from the pro-Soviet Communist Party of Nepal in September 1983, due to his pro-monarchic actions. Rayamjhi's new party held a 'Special Congress' in March 1984. The...
formed in 1979, in the backdrop of the popular movement that surged in that year. The party was led by Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar. CPN (Manandhar) was clearly pro-Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Ahead of the 1991 parliamentary election the party changed name to Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic). CPN(D) contested the 1991 parliamentary elections, having launched 75 candidates. Two MPs were elected. It total the party got 177 323 votes (2,43%).
Two months after the election CPN (Democratic) merged with two other parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) and Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
Communist Party of Nepal
The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on April 29, 1949. CPN was formed to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism and imperialism. The founding general secretary was Pushpa Lal Shrestha....
, to form Communist Party of Nepal (United)
Communist Party of Nepal (United)
Communist Party of Nepal was a political party in Nepal. In 1991, after the first general election, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...
. However, the Burma and Amatya factions left CPN(United) to join Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...
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