Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN(MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).
नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी | |
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| Leader | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Split from | CPN (Unity Centre) |
| Merged into | Nepal Communist Party[1][2][3] (first iteration) (2018–2021) |
| Headquarters | Perisdanda, Koteshwor, Kathmandu |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Far-left[4][5] |
| International affiliation | RIM (defunct) CCMPOSA |
| Slogan | "Let us march ahead on the path of struggle towards establishing the people's rule by wrecking the reactionary ruling system of state" |
| Armed wing | People's Liberation Army, Nepal (dissolved after peace agreement) |
| House of Representatives | 49 / 275
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| National Assembly | 16 / 59
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| Provincial Assemblies | 99 / 550
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| Chief Ministers | 2 / 7
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| Mayors/Chairs | 121 / 753
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| Councillors | 5,044 / 35,011
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Communist Party Of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Media
Rit Bahadur Khadka (Pratap) Memorial Gate
People's Liberation Army members in Rolpa
From left to right: Baburam Bhattarai, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mohan Baidya, Narayan Kaji Shrestha
UCPN (Maoist) 7th General Convention, 6 February 2013
"Long Live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and Prachanda Path" mural in Kathmandu made by the Madhesi Rashtriya Mukti Morcha
Pushpa Kamal Dahal: current party chairman and current Prime Minister of Nepal
The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal being received by the Union Minister for External Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, on his arrival, in New Delhi on September 15, 2016.
Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai
Bagmati CM Shalikram Jamkattel
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References
- ↑ "NCP commits to social justice and economic prosperity : Co-chairs PM Oli and Dahal". thehimalayantimes.com. 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "UML and Maoist Centre to form Nepal Communist Party tomorrow". 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nepal: Left alliance unifies to form single party". www.aninews.in.
- ↑ Nepali Journal of Contemporary Studies. Vol. 7. Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies. 2007. p. 2.
- ↑ Sajjad, Tazreena (2013). Transitional Justice in South Asia: A Study of Afghanistan and Nepal. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-135-98201-0.
