Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
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The fifth party congress (and the first one after the unification, the four first being of the original Communist Party of Nepal) was held in Kathmandu January 1993. People's Multiparty Democracy was adopted as the party programme. Madan Bhandari was elected chairman and Man Mohan Adhikari general secretary. Later the same year Bhandari died in a vehicle incident. After Bhandari's death, Madhav Kumar Nepal was elected chairman.
In December 1994 CPN(UML) formed a minority government, which lasted nine months. Man Mohan Adhikari was elected Prime Minister and Madhav Kumar Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 1997 CPN(UML) participated in a non-Congress government, and held the Deputy Prime Ministership.
In March 1998 CPN(UML) suffered a severe split, over the Mahakali Treaty treaty with India. Those opposing the treaty broke away and formed Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by Bam Dev Gautam.
In the 1999 parliamentary elections, CPN(UML) got 31.61% of the votes.
On February 15 2002 CPN(UML) and CPN(ML) were reunited.
When the King in 2003 dissolved parliament and sacked the prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN(UML) took a leading part in the formation of the 5-parties protest movement. However, once Deuba had been reinstalled as PM CPN(UML) joined the provisional government.
CPN(UML) advocates a negiotated solution to the civil war in Nepal, and favour peace-talks with Maoists.
The current general secretary of CPN(UML) is Madhav Kumar Nepal.
See also
Mass Organizations
- General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (GEFONT)
- Democratic National Youth Federation, Nepal (DNYF)
- All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU)
- All Nepal Women's Association (ANWA)
- All Nepal Peasants Association (ANPA)
- All India Nepalese Free Students Union (AINFSU)
- National Teachers Association
- National People's Cultural Forum
External link
- Official website (http://www.cpnuml.org/)
- Info on the party from FES (http://www.nepaldemocracy.org/institutions/major_parties.htm#cpnuml)nl:Communistische Partij van Nepal (Verenigd Marxistisch-Leninistisch)