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84-512: (Redirected from Nepalese Maoists ) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) may refer to: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) , between 1996 and 2009 named the "Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)" Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) , founded June 2012 Communist Party of Nepal (2014) , split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) in 2014; sometimes referred to as

168-620: A Jane's Intelligence Review report of October 2001, there were usually two women in each unit of 35–40 men, and they were used to gather intelligence and act as couriers. Baburam Bhattarai was quoted as saying in Spacetime on 18 April 2003, that fifty percent of cadres at the lower level, thirty percent of soldiers and ten percent of members of central committee of the outfit were women. Durgha Pokhrel, then Chairman of National Women's Commission, who visited more than 25 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) controlled districts, stated on 3 July 2003, during

252-585: A militia , who were assigned guard duty in Maoist-controlled village development committees . Before the third round of talks were going to held, the government scrapped the Public Security Regulations and freed 68 prisoners, while the Maoist side gave up their calls for a republic and an interim government. The third round of talks were held on 13 November 2001 but was inconclusive as demands for

336-605: A "terrorist organization", citing the party's "...credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation...". After waging the Civil War for ten years, the CPN (Maoist) sat down for peace talks after the success of the People's Movement in 2002/03. The Twelve-Point Agreement reached between the then seven-party alliance and the Maoist rebels in Delhi created a path for peaceful agitation against

420-443: A code of conduct during the ceasefire and releasing some top Maoist leaders. After the government released key members of the Maoist party the third round of talks finally began on 17 August 2003. The ceasefire was broken on 27 August 2003 by Prachanda, after the two groups could not agree on the formation of a constituent assembly. Although there were intermittent ceasefires, fighting was roughly continuous through 2005. In 2005,

504-519: A constituent assembly was rejected by the government, a call backed by other political parties. The Maoists ended the four month-long ceasefire on 23 November 2001 by attacking government and private installations throughout the country after a statement two days earlier by Prachanda which signaled that talks were about to break down. The Maoists also attacked army barracks for the first time. The Maoists attacked Ghorahi in Dang and briefly took control of

588-515: A group led by Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kamal Dahal broke away from CPN (UC) and formed a parallel CPN-UC which took the name Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. At the party convention held in Chitwan 16–18 December 2001, CPN (UC) decided to merge with Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) . The merger became effective in early 2002, and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal)

672-661: A police station in Pulchok ( Patan ) left two activists dead. Later in the day, a mass rally of the Agitation Committee at Tundikhel in the capital Kathmandu was attacked by police forces. As a result, riots broke out, and the Nepal Telecommunications building was set on fire. Police opened fire at the crowd, killing several persons. The Human Rights Organisation of Nepal estimated that 14 people, including several on-lookers, had been killed in police firing. In 1994,

756-476: A red corner notice against the Maoists, another ceasefire was announced on 29 January 2003. The peace talks between the government and the Maoists resumed on 27 April 2003, led by deputy prime minister Badri Prasad Mandal and Baburam Bhattarai from the Maoists. Another round of talks were held on 10 May 2003, following which the government decided to restrict army movement to five kilometres from their barracks, forming

840-634: A talk delivered at the Nepal Council of World Affairs that percentage of women cadres could be as high as forty. A women's group, the All-Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary), is alleged to be a front outfit of the CPN-M. During the Nepalese Civil War , the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) resorted to mass under-age recruitment, particularly of young students, usually between 12 and 16 years old. At

924-541: A week of each other, killing 70 policemen. The Maoists also announced that no negotiations would be held with the government until Girija Prasad Koirala stepped down. On 7 July 2001, the birthday of the new king Gyanendra , 41 policemen were killed by the Maoists in Gulmi , Lamjung and Nuwakot districts. Later that month, they attacked a police post in Rolpa and took 69 policemen hostage. The Koirala government immediately mobilized

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1008-524: Is a combination of all three totally in Nepal's political context." The adoption of Prachanda Path was inspired truly from the Shining Path. In fact, the bringing up of new doctrine worked out with the concept of giving a new identity to Nepal's revolution. Talking about the party's philosophy, Maoist chairman Prachanda says, "The party considers Prachanda path as an enrichment of Marxism, Leninism and Maoism." After

1092-443: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) ( Nepali : नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र) ), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC) , is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Samajbadi Morcha . It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from

1176-587: The 2013 Constituent Assembly election , held on 19 November 2013, the UCPN (Maoist) won just 80 seats and an additional 3 seats were nominated from the party to the 2nd Constituent Assembly compared to 237 in the 1st Constituent Assembly . The result meant that the Maoists were dropped to be the third largest party in the Constituent Assembly from first in past. The party rejected the results and blamed it on an "international and national" conspiracy and warned that

1260-461: The Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) and Communist Party of Nepal and the Matrika Yadav -led Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) merged with the party. The party renamed itself to Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) following the merger. In the 2017 local elections , the party won 5,411 seats including 106 mayor and chair positions of 753 becoming third largest. The party won

1344-511: The Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) . The party launched an armed struggle in 1996 against the Nepalese government . In 2006, the party formally joined mainstream politics after signing a peace agreement following the 2006 Nepalese revolution . Pushpa Kamal Dahal has served as the leader of the party since its foundation. The party holds 32 seats in the House of Representatives making them

1428-573: The Compact Revolutionary Zone (CRZ). The CRZ was organized by the Nepal and Indian members of the Naxalite movement, in a meeting at Siliguri in the Indian State of West Bengal during August 2001. Indian Maoists are known as Naxalites (or Naxals) in reference to a popular uprising that began decades ago centered in the village of Naxalbari . Nepalese Maoists had sent their delegates to

1512-570: The Election Commission , but the commission only recognized the Nirmal Lama backed party. Baburam Bhattarai responded by calling for a boycott of the 1994 mid-term elections . The Unity Centre led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal went completely underground after the split to begin preparations for its next phase of struggle. The party held its Third Plenum in March 1995, where the party renamed itself to

1596-527: The Nepal Communist League and the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) . A general strike was called for 6 April. Violent incidents began to occur on the evening ahead of the strike. The Joint People's Agitation Committee had called for a 30-minute lights out in the capital, and violence erupted outside Bir Hospital when activists tried to enforce the 'lights out'. At dawn on 6 April, clashes between strike activists and police outside

1680-720: The Sisne and Jaljala mountains in the two districts, to propagate the ideology of Marxism–Leninism–Maoism . In October 1995, during the Sija campaign, a fight broke out between supporters of the United People's Front of Nepal and other parties, mainly the Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party , at a village in the eastern part of Rukum . The newly formed government under Sher Bahadur Deuba moved swiftly to arrest

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1848-542: The 'High-Level Committee to Provide Suggestions to Solve the Maoist Problem' under Sher Bahadur Deuba , and two months later authorised it to hold talks with the Maoists. Contact was established with the Maoist leadership, and the response was positive. A letter by Prachanda to a government intermediary stated that three minimum conditions need to fulfilled before any high level negotiations and that they would cease all operations during this time. The conditions were, reveal

1932-705: The 'Maoist Activities and a Search for Solutions' in April 1997 under CPN (UML) MP Prem Singh Dhami but the commission report was ultimately shelved in August of the same year. A local election was called in May 1997, but polls could not be held in 87 village development committees due to intimidation by the Maoists. The government in response attempted to introduce the Terrorist and Destructive Activities (Control and Punishment) Act in July 1997 at

2016-414: The 'people's war', the Maoists announced the existence of a Central Military Commission under Prachanda . By May 1998, 51 village development committees in Rolpa district and western Nepal were under Maoist control and they were operating a parallel administration called the 'People's Government'. When the new Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala went on tour of the Maoist influenced area he realized that

2100-613: The CPN (Maoist) a terrorist organization. After failure to increase the time period for the state of emergency, King Gyanendra on the recommendation of the prime minister dissolved the parliament in May 2002 and buoyed by the success against the Maoist insurgents, decided to call for elections in November of the same year. But following a surprise attack in Sandhikharka in Arghakhanchi District which killed 65 security personnel,

2184-426: The CPN (Maoist) insisted that the declaration was a betrayal to the people. Instead the king should bring down his institution for his deeds. But there was no hearing from the other parties in the alliance. Maoist chairman Prachanda appeared at the prime minister's residence, Baluwatar for the peace talk and said that he was there to establish a new kind of democracy in Nepal, although he did not reveal details. After

2268-417: The CPN (Maoist) sought a different strategy of seeking permanent peace accords while forming a pro-democratic alliance with several other mainstream political parties in opposition to the monarchical dictatorship of King Gyanendra . Following massive popular uprisings and protests (some involving over a million people), a prolonged general strike in 2006, and several violent clashes between protesters and

2352-404: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). It also decided that the for "the true liberation of the people, all efforts must be concentrated for the development of a people's war that would usher in the new people's democratic form of government" and officially decided to give up its policy of taking part in parliamentary elections. The March meeting was followed by six months of preparations to recast

2436-402: The Maoist call for a republic was turned down. The first official meeting between the government and the Maoists were held on August 30, 2001, led by deputy prime minister Chiranjibi Wagle and Krishna Bahadur Mahara from the Maoist side. Nothing substantial happened during this meeting except for mutual commitment to hold talks again. Two weeks later, the second was held in western Nepal and

2520-494: The Maoists placed a full range of demand on the table. These demands were of three categories. The first was calls for a constituent assembly , an interim government and a republic. The second dealt with treaties with India and policies regarding India. The third was going public with details of arrested Maoists and a rollback of police operations. The parliament passed the Armed Police Force Act, 2001 in August 2001 for

2604-453: The March 2001 Congress of PWG held at Abuz Marh in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. The establishment of CRZ gave a wider space and platform for all the proscribed Nepal and Indian Naxalite organizations to strengthen their bases in both the countries. Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) In 1991, the party held its first convention. It adopted a line of "protracted armed struggle on

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2688-517: The Nepalese Army, the monarchy finally capitulated. The CPN (Maoist) gained international legitimacy as they agreed to lay down arms and participate in the new electoral process. In the aftermath of the conflict, several western European powers removed the CPN (Maoist) from their government's terrorist lists . In 2012, the US State Department followed suit and delisted the CPN (Maoist) as

2772-533: The UPFN supporters, accusing them of creating public disorder. The police then launched ' Operation Romeo ' in November 1995. Officially, Operation Romeo was labeled as an operation to control a rise in criminal activities in Rolpa . Operation Romeo resulted in gross violations of human rights, including the arbitrary arrest and detention of hundreds of members of left-of-center parties, rapes, executions and "disappearances". In

2856-500: The allocation of the name "Nepal Communist Party" upon the merger of the CPN(UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre) , and by extension the merger itself, was void ab initio , as the name was already allotted to a party led by Rishiram Kattel, and that the NCP stood "dismissed". Upon the ruling, the two predecessor parties were revived in their original state immediately prior to the merger, although should

2940-581: The army but when the soldiers failed to engage with the Maoists, Koirala resigned as Prime Minister . Sher Bahadur Deuba followed him as prime minister and immediately announced a ceasefire, which was reciprocated by the Maoist side with a ceasefire of their own. In mid-August 2001, a meeting between the mainstream communist parties and the CPN-Maoist was arranged by the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) near Siliguri , but nothing significant emerged from this meeting since Prachanda's request for support on

3024-748: The conclusion of the war, an estimated 12,000 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) soldiers were below 18 years of age, and Human Rights Watch estimates that the majority of the current militia joined as minors. The United Nation Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has verified that there were nine thousand child soldiers in Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) cantonment training camps. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) used children as soldiers, messengers, cooks, porters and suppliers. Regardless of role, all children received rudimentary military training concerning explosives, so they would be able to recognize and avoid land mines. The current Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre), however, continues to deny that any of its soldiers during

3108-493: The decision. The government however failed to agree a consensus on the drafting of the new constitution and on 28 May 2012, Baburam Bhattarai requested President Ram Baran Yadav to dissolve the Constituent Assembly and call for fresh elections. On 18 June 2012, party vice-chairman Mohan Baidya split the party and formed the Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist . He accused the party of being filled with opportunists and

3192-406: The direct rule of the king and to end autocracy in Nepal. The civil war conducted by the CPN (Maoist) created the foundation for the establishment of a republic in Nepal. It also created political consciousness among the people at the grassroots level and, to some extent, awareness of the need for national socio-economic transformation. After the declaration of the king to reinstate the parliament ,

3276-403: The distribution of water and electricity as well as the delineation of the border between the two countries. In second conference of the CPN (Maoist), a post for chairman was created for the Maoist chief Prachanda. Until then, the chief of the organization had been its general secretary. A report titled “The great leap forward: An inevitable need of history” was presented by Prachanda. This report

3360-580: The district headquarters. They killed more than two dozen police and army personnel, blew up government offices, freed prisoners from the local jail and stole NPR 64.8 million worth of gold and silver from local banks. This coincided with attacks all over the country the most serious of which was in Syangja where 14 policemen were killed. This was followed two days later by an attack on the headquarters and army barracks in Solukhumbu District . The attack on

3444-406: The elections were held in a peaceful, orderly manner and were satisfying. The Maoists did not have a majority to form the government and had to form a coalition with CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal . Chairman of the party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal was elected prime minister after getting 464 out of 577 votes against Nepali Congress candidate Sher Bahadur Deuba . As

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3528-631: The federal government. In the National Assembly elections on 6 February 2018, the party won 12 of the 56 elected seats. Nanda Bahadur Pun was also re-elected as vice-president on 19 March 2018. On 17 May 2018, the Party Unification Coordination Committee decided to dissolve both coalition parties in order to create a merger party, the Nepal Communist Party . On 8 March 2021, Nepal's Supreme Court stated that

3612-566: The fight against the Maoists however due to disagreements between the Prime Minister and the King of Nepal , the supreme commander of the Royal Nepal Army. Girija Prasad Koirala came in contact with the Maoist leadership during this time and the deputy prime minister, Ram Chandra Paudel , met with a Central Committee member of the CPN-Maoist. The breakthrough came to be a naught in the end as

3696-610: The first proposal of the first meeting of this Constituent Assembly received full support, it was declared that the monarchy of Nepal has ended forever and the monarchy that has been in power for 240 years has been formally ended and Nepal has become a federal democratic republic. On 13 January 2009 the party merged with the CPN (Unity Centre–Masal) to form the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The election front of CPN (Unity Centre–Masal), Janamorcha Nepal also merged into

3780-466: The formation of an Armed Police Force to counter the Maoists as the Royal Nepal Army could only be mobilized by the king, who was the supreme commander of the army. In September 2001, the 'people's army' was restructured into the ' People's Liberation Army ' and was under the supreme command of Prachanda . The PLA consisted of the bulk of the Maoist guerrilla fighting force, which was estimated anywhere between 5,000 and 10,000 strong. The Maoists also had

3864-400: The government released a top Maoist leader after having him renounce his party at a press conference. In February 2001, informal talks with the government and the Maoists almost began but the Maoists backed out, asking for a postponement. Then on February 26, they announced that they had just conducted their second national conference and Pushpa Kamal Dahal was elected chairman. Furthermore, it

3948-635: The government took initiative to fulfill their 40-point demands by 17 February the UFPN would launch an armed revolution. On 13 February 1996, after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had left for a state visit to India two days before, the office of the Small Farmer's Development Programme run by the Agricultural Development Bank was overrun in Gorkha district and the loan papers were destroyed. This

4032-415: The government will be to restore law and order in the country to protect lives of the people.' Following this an 'Armed Nepal Bandh' was announced for 6 April 2000 and attacks on the police resumed. In late September, the Maoists overran Dunai , the district headquarters of Dolpa . Following this attack the Royal Nepal Army was mobilized for security duty in 16 districts. The army could not be brought to

4116-439: The headquarters was unsuccessful but they made out with a substantial amount of ammunition and sophisticated weapons from their attack on the army barracks. The party also announced the formation of a 37-member United Revolutionary People's Council of Nepal and was headed by Baburam Bhattarai. Following this the prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, imposed a state of emergency and promulgated an anti-terrorist ordinance that labeled

4200-400: The initiative of deputy prime minister and home minister Bam Dev Gautam . The act would give the police wide-ranging powers against perceived 'terrorists'. But the government was forced to backtrack on the law before it was placed in front of the parliament owing to mass protests from the civil society, the media, and international organizations. On 13 February 1998, the second anniversary of

4284-522: The leadership of destroying the achievements of the People's War . He also termed accepting the line of " democratic republic " in 2005 and signing the Comprehensive Peace Accord in 2006 as major mistakes by the Maoist leadership. Baburam Bhattrai resigned as prime minister and on 14 March 2013, Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was appointed as an interim prime minister to hold the elections. In

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4368-593: The light of this action, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the party met briefly in January 1996 and made the final decision on the historic initiation of the ' People's War ' for 13 February 1996. On 4 February 1996, Baburam Bhattarai led a three-member delegation of the United People's Front of Nepal to present a memorandum to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba . The memorandum warned that unless

4452-436: The mayoral post in only one metropolitan city, Bharatpur with the support of Nepali Congress and Renu Dahal (Daughter of Puspa Kamal Dahal ) became mayor. The party announced an alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before the start of the 2017 legislative and provincial elections but did not quit the government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba . The party won 53 seats and again emerged as

4536-556: The old organizational structure into a fighting machine, and in September 1995, the 'Plan for the Historic Initiation of the People's War' was adopted by the Central Committee of the party. There then began a series of public meetings all over the country under the aegis of the United People's Front of Nepal as part of the final politico-ideological preparation. The party launched the 'Sija campaign' in Rolpa and Rukum , named after

4620-465: The party and joined the CPN(UML). The Maoists announced a ‘ People's War ’ on 13 February 1996, under the slogan: "Let us march ahead on the path of struggle towards establishing the people's rule by wrecking the reactionary ruling system of state." Maoists strongly believe in the philosophy of Mao Zedong who proclaimed, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Maoists also draw inspiration from

4704-471: The party and reformed the former CPN (Maoist). Matrika Prasad Yadav and Jagat Prasad Yadav also resigned from the Constituent Assembly and were replaced from among the party list. In February 2011 the Maoists formed a coalition with the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and formed a government under UML's Jhala Nath Khanal. The government could not agree a deal to complete the integration of former Maoist combatants and Khanal resigned on 15 August 2011 to pave

4788-448: The party and with its 8 seats took the Maoists' total strength to 237 in the Constituent Assembly. The Maoist government fell after its coalition partners withdrew support from the government after Dahal tried to sack the army chief, Rookmangud Katuwal . President Ram Baran Yadav rejected Dahal's proposal to sack the army chief and he resigned on 4 May 2009. After the Maoist government fell, a faction under Matrika Prasad Yadav split from

4872-434: The party brought forward its new doctrine, the government was trying to comprehend the new ideology, Prachanda Path. Women have been prominent in the recruiting profile. Available reports indicate that one-fifth to one-third of the cadre and the combatants during the Nepalese Civil War may be women. Reportedly, every village under Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) control had a revolutionary women's organization. According to

4956-608: The party determined its own ideology, Prachanda Path. Prachanda Path in essence is a different kind of uprising, which can be described as the fusion of a protracted people's war strategy which was adopted by Mao in China and the Russian model of armed revolution. Professor Lok Raj Baral, in his writing about Prachanda Path says that this doctrine doesn't apparently make an ideological break with Marxism and Leninism but finds that these doctrines' strategies aren't able to be replicated in Nepal as it

5040-411: The party would sit out of the newly elected Constituent Assembly. The party later agreed to join the new constituent assembly and Onsari Gharti Magar from the party was elected as the vice-chairman of the Constituent Assembly on 26 February 2014. Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala became the new prime minister of Nepal but the Maoists did not join his government. The new Constituent Assembly

5124-480: The peace talks held between the CPN (Maoist) and the Government of Nepal, the Maoist rebels were ready to put an end to the ten-year-long Civil War. Signing the Comprehensive Peace Accord , Maoist chairman Prachanda said that the Civil War had come to an end and a new revolution was to be waged by the reinstated parliament. The peace accord was signed on September 21, 2006, ending the Maoist revolution. However, Prachanda

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5208-590: The prime minister asked for more time to conduct the polls. The king promptly removed Deuba in October 2002 for his 'incompetence' and assumed the country's executive authority. On 26 January 2003, the Maoists killed the Inspector General of the Armed Police Force , Krishna Mohan Shrestha, his wife and a bodyguard during a morning walk. After the government decided to retract the terrorist label, bounties and

5292-527: The revolution has not ended here but only the form of struggle was changed. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections , the CPN (Maoist) won 220 seats and an additional 9 members were nominated from the party giving them a strength of 229 seats and making them the largest party in the 1st Constituent Assembly . Despite accusations of fraud from older parties like the Nepali Congress and CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) , international observers reported that

5376-417: The route to a new democratic revolution" and that the party would remain an underground party. In 1992, in a situation of economic crisis and chaos, with spiralling prices as a result of implementation of changes in policy of the new Congress government, SJM and CPN (UC) stepped up their political agitation. A Joint People's Agitation Committee was set up together with the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) ,

5460-458: The situation was getting out of hand. After an attack on Kalikatar in Tanahun , the home district of the home minister, Govinda Raj Joshi , the state launched a moved swiftly and launched the 'Kilo Serra II'. The operation was meant to be a 'search and kill' operation to prevent Maoist movement from gaining strength. Unlike Operation Romeo, which was concentrated on the western hills, 'Kilo Serra Two'

5544-594: The subcontinent. The first signs of contacts were reportedly registered during 1989–1990, when the two groups started collaborating in order to expand their influence. According to Indian government analysis, they began the process of laying a corridor, which is now widely referred to as the Revolutionary Corridor (RC) extending from Nepal to across six Indian States, including Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , Andhra Pradesh , Odisha and Madhya Pradesh . This entire area has been identified in Maoist literature as

5628-444: The third largest parliamentary group. Dahal recently served as Prime Minister of Nepal as part of a ruling coalition following the 2022 general election for almost 1.5 years to 2024 July. The party has previously led three previous governments; in 2008 and 2016 under Dahal , and in 2013 under Baburam Bhattarai . The party was formed in 1994 with same name as its parent party Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and

5712-490: The third largest party in the House of Representatives . The party also won 108 seats to provincial assemblies and formed coalition governments with the CPN (UML) in six out of the seven provinces . According to the power sharing agreement, Maoist Centre would lead the government in Karnali and Sudurpashchim . The party also formed a coalition government with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) to lead

5796-517: The two wish to merge again with proper procedure being followed, it would be fully allowed. The party faced a split when the MPs Prabhu Sah , Gauri Shankar Chaudhary , Lekhraj Bhatta , Deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi ) and two National Assembly members (including Ram Bhadur Thapa ) split from the party and joined the CPN(UML) , along with nine provincial assembly members. Two mayors and three rural municipality chairpersons also left

5880-431: The war were less than 18 years of age. They also claim that they have cared for orphans of adult soldiers killed in the war, and that these children were not placed in danger. According to available information, the Maoists of Nepal have well-established linkages with Indian revolutionary communist organizations, primarily with the Communist Party of India (Maoist) , currently leading a protracted "people's war" throughout

5964-476: The way for a formation of a national consensus government. Almost two weeks later, Baburam Bhattarai was elected prime minister defeating Ram Chandra Paudel from the Nepali Congress 340–235. The government under Bhattarai was able to get finalize a deal to integrate the former Maoist guerrillas and a deal was signed with all major parties on 1 November 2011. Hardliner factions inside the party, like party vice-chairman Mohan Baidya , were however unsatisfied with

6048-469: The whereabouts of a central committee member of the CPN-Maoist along with others who had 'disappeared', initiate moves to release arrested workers and sympathizers; and end state terrorism and begin process to investigate the incident of arson and killing in Rukum district . After Krishna Prasad Bhattarai resigned and was replaced by Girija Prasad Koirala , the new prime minister declared: 'The first priority of

6132-536: The ‘People's War’ was the failure of the Nepalese government to respond to a memorandum presented by its representatives to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on 4 February 1996. The memorandum listed 40 demands related to "nationalism, democracy and livelihood". These included the abolition of royal privileges, the promulgation of a new constitution, and the abrogation of the Mahakali Treaty with India , which regulated

6216-468: The ‘Revolutionary Internationalist Movement’, Peru's left wing guerrilla movement—the Sendero Luminoso ( Shining Path ), and from radical communist parties in different parts of the world. The Maoists' aims in the ‘People's War’ were to establish a ‘People's Democracy’ in Nepal. The Maoists view it as an "historical revolt against feudalism , imperialism and reformists." The catalyst for declaring

6300-476: Was able to provide legacy to the 19,000-member People's Liberation Army that was kept in the cantonment under the supervision of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The interim constitution of Nepal 2063, gave a constitutional position to these Maoist cadres . There was a provision for providing monthly allowance for the Maoist armies staying at the cantonment . The Maoist leaders believe that

6384-418: Was announced that the guiding ideology of the party will become Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path . In March 2001, the government published the names of 294 individuals who were in police custody charged with being sympathizers and members of the CPN-Maoist. Then in early April 2001, without any warnings, the Maoists carried out devastating attacks in police posts in Rukum and Dailekh districts within

6468-427: Was dissolved on 17 May 2018, after merging with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) to create the Nepal Communist Party but was revived on 8 March 2021 following a Supreme Court ruling in favor of Rishi Kattel , who had claimed the Nepal Communist Party name. The party claimed to have 750,000 members as of December 2021, making them the third largest party in Nepal by membership. The party

6552-623: Was done in the past. Most of the Maoist leaders think that the adoption of Prachanda Path after the second national conference is what nudged the party into moving ahead with a clear vision ahead after five years of "people's war". Senior Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya alias Kiran says, "Just as Marxism was born in Germany , Leninism in Russia and Maoism in China, Prachanda Path is Nepal's identity of revolution. Just as Marxism has three facets – philosophy, political economy and scientific socialism , Prachanda Path

6636-664: Was finally able to deliver a constitution and on 17 September 2015, the Constitution of Nepal, 2015 was approved by 507 members. Baburam Bhattarai resigned from the newly formed Legislature Parliament of Nepal and the party following the announcement of the constitution and formed Naya Shakti Party, Nepal . Pushpa Kamal Dahal became prime minister for the second time on 3 August 2016, before resigning on 25 May 2017 to make way for Sher Bahadur Deuba to become prime minister as per an agreement with Nepali Congress. On 19 May 2016, ten Maoist parties including pro-unity factions from

6720-504: Was followed in the evening by attacks on police posts in Aathbiskot -Rari in Rukum , Holeri in Rolpa and Sindhuligadhi in Sindhuli . The ' People's War ' was formally launched. After the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) came into government in 1997, violence between both sides stopped but the issue could not be resolved. The government formed a taskforce to look into

6804-508: Was formed in 1994 following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) into two factions, one led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the other led Nirmal Lama. The electoral front of the party, the United People's Front of Nepal , also split and the faction led by Baburam Bhattarai allied with the Pushpa Kamal Dahal led Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre). The two United People's Front of Nepal decided to register itself with

6888-465: Was in serious discussion in the central committee and the top leaders of the party. Based on this report, the CPN (Maoist) adopted Prachanda Path as its ideology. After five years of armed struggle, the party realized that none of the proletarian revolutions of the past could be carried out on Nepal's context. So having analyzed the serious challenges and growing changes in the global arena, and moving further ahead than Marxism , Leninism and Maoism ,

6972-476: Was named as the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. After the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal) and its electoral front, Janamorcha Nepal merged with the party in 2009, the unified party came to be known as the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) . The party emerged in its current state in 2016 following the unification of various splinter groups with the party. The party

7056-498: Was spread out across all the Maoist controlled regions of the country. From mid-1998 an unprecedented number of Maoists and their supporters—as well as civilians caught in the middle—were killed. Almost five hundred people were killed under 'Kilo Serra Two'. During the elections in 1999 , the Maoists simply called for a boycott and did not disrupt the polls. In December 1999, the Krishna Prasad Bhattarai government formed

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