Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist), was a minor communist party in Nepal
. The party was as founded in 1981 by Krishna Das Shrestha. Initially it was known as the Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party. Shrestha had broken away from the Bagmati
District Committee (which functioned semiautnomously) of the Communist Party of Nepal
in 1969.
Krishna Das Shrestha was the party president.
During the 1990 popular uprising against the monarchy, the group formed part of the radical United National People's Movement
.
In 1991 the party was one of the organizations that founded the Samyukta Jana Morcha, but it left it following the election.
CPN(MLM) took part in the Joint People's Agitation Committee, which had called for a general strike
on April 6, 1992. Violence erupted in the capital during the strike, and according to the human rights
NGO HURON 14 people were killed in police firing.
Ahead of the 1992 elections to local bodies CPN(MLM) took part in forming a front together with the Samyukta Jana Morcha, Nepal Workers Peasants Party
, Communist Party of Nepal (15 September 1949)
and Nepal Communist League
.
In 1996 CPN(MLM) denounced the Mahakali Treaty between India
and Nepal
.
In the parliamentary elections in 1999 CPN(MLM) had put up three candidates.
CPN(MLM) later joined the United Left Front, which demands a Constitutional Assembly as the solution to the political crisis.
In 2005 CPN(MLM) merged with a splinter-group, Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)
of Nanda Kumar Prasai, and formed the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre).
In 2009, CPN(MLM) merged with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The party was as founded in 1981 by Krishna Das Shrestha. Initially it was known as the Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party. Shrestha had broken away from the Bagmati
Bagmati
The Bagmati River is a river of Nepal and India. It flows through the Kathmandu valley and is the river separating Kathmandu from Lalitpur. It is considered a holy river both by Hindus and Buddhists...
District Committee (which functioned semiautnomously) of the Communist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
Communist Party of Nepal, also referred to as Communist Party of Nepal was a communist party in Nepal. It emerged out of a split in the original Communist Party of Nepal in 1962...
in 1969.
Krishna Das Shrestha was the party president.
During the 1990 popular uprising against the monarchy, the group formed part of the radical United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement was a coalition of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party, Proletarian Labour Organisation, Nepal Communist League and the Nand Kumar Prasai faction during the popular uprising of 1990...
.
In 1991 the party was one of the organizations that founded the Samyukta Jana Morcha, but it left it following the election.
CPN(MLM) took part in the Joint People's Agitation Committee, which had called for a general strike
General strike
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies of the participants...
on April 6, 1992. Violence erupted in the capital during the strike, and according to the human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
NGO HURON 14 people were killed in police firing.
Ahead of the 1992 elections to local bodies CPN(MLM) took part in forming a front together with the Samyukta Jana Morcha, Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Nepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist political party in Nepal. The party president is Narayan Man Bijukchhe alias 'Comrade Rohit'. NWPP has a strong base in the Bhaktapur area, but limited presence otherwise...
, Communist Party of Nepal (15 September 1949)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) (1991)
Communist Party of Nepal was a Nepalese political party. It was formed on November 1, 1991 by a group of former leaders of the original Communist Party of Nepal that had been expelled from the Communist Party of Nepal...
and Nepal Communist League
Nepal Communist League
Nepal Communist League was a communist organisation in Nepal. NCL was led by Shambhuram Shrestha. Shrestha, who had been a central secretariat member of the original Communist Party of Nepal, broke away from Man Mohan Adhikari's faction in the mid-1970s....
.
In 1996 CPN(MLM) denounced the Mahakali Treaty between India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
In the parliamentary elections in 1999 CPN(MLM) had put up three candidates.
CPN(MLM) later joined the United Left Front, which demands a Constitutional Assembly as the solution to the political crisis.
In 2005 CPN(MLM) merged with a splinter-group, Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)
Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)
Nepal Samyabadi Party was a small communist party in Nepal, formed out of a split from the Communist Party of Nepal . The party was often called NSP or Communist Party of Nepal . The general secretary of NSP was Nanda Kumar Prasai...
of Nanda Kumar Prasai, and formed the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre).
In 2009, CPN(MLM) merged with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
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- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre)
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