Amrit Kumar Bohara

Amrit Kumar Bohara (Nepali: अमृतकुमार बोहरा), born April 27, 1948,[1] is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML). He is a member of the Standing Committee of the party[2] and was its acting General Secretary.[3]

Amrit Kumar Bohara
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepal Communist Party
SpouseAstalaxmi Shakya

Bohara was released in early May 2005 along with his colleague, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, after being detained for several months on King Gyanendra's orders.[4]

Bohara was the top candidate of CPN-UML in the proportional representation list for the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election.[5] Following the election, in which the CPN-UML was defeated, Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned as General Secretary and Bohara became acting General Secretary.[3]

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References

  1. K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460.
  2. Standing Committee Members Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "CPN-UML to withdraw from Nepali government", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 14, 2008.
  4. "Communist leader freed in Nepal", BBC News, May 2, 2005.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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