![]() ![]() Faced with a power struggle, Prachanda resigned on May 4, 2009. Ram Baran Yadav, however, overturned Prachanda’s order. In May 2009 he fired the army chief, who had refused to free some 20,000 Maoist rebels and enlist them in the country’s military, a condition of the 2006 peace agreement. ![]() Sworn into office on August 18, 2008, Prachanda, who had no previous experience with parliamentary politics, was faced with the task of rebuilding his country. ![]() Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. The following month the new assembly voted to declare Nepal a democratic republic, thereby ending the monarchy, and on August 15 it elected Prachanda prime minister. Under Prachanda’s leadership, the CPN (Maoist) won 220 seats in the April 10, 2008, elections, becoming the single largest party in the 601-member Constituent Assembly. From the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in November 2006, the CPN (Maoist) worked to have Prachanda installed as the head of the new government. After his June 2006 public appearance in a meeting with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and opposition leaders to negotiate the creation of the country’s new government, however, his popularity began to increase. First term as prime minister (2008–09)īecause Prachanda had spent nearly his entire career underground, he at first held little political appeal for the Nepalese public, which tended to view him with suspicion. ![]() Though the campaign led by Prachanda did not enjoy consistent good fortune, it was ultimately successful in its goal of ending Nepal’s 237-year-old monarchy. During 10 years of insurgency, Prachanda remained underground, spending 8 of those years in India. The CPN (Maoist) launched its insurgent campaign to abolish the monarchy with an attack on several police stations on February 13, 1996. In March 1995 Prachanda renamed his branch to reflect its Maoist leanings-the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Several leftist parties merged in 1990 to form the CPN (Unity Centre), with Prachanda as a general secretary, but in 1994 it also split in two. Prachanda joined the latter, becoming a member of the politburo and rising to the position of general secretary in 1989. In 1985 the CPN (Masal) divided again, into the CPN (Masal) and the CPN (Mashal ). In 1983 he was elected to the central committee of the CPN (Masal), which soon split into the CPN (Masal) and the CPN (Fourth Convention). In 1980 Prachanda (a nom de guerre meaning “fierce”) was tasked with leading the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (Revolutionary), which was affiliated with the radical Communist Party of Nepal (Masal), or CPN (Masal ). SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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