Communist Party of Nepal (United) (1991–2005)

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Communist Party of Nepal (United)
नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त)
Founded1991
Dissolved2005
Merger ofCPN (Amatya)
CPN (Burma)
CPN (Democratic)
Succeeded byCPN (United Marxist)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism

Communist Party of Nepal (United) was a political party in Nepal. In 1991, after the first general election, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic), Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) and Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya).[1] Both the Burma and Amatya-led factions did however break away from the party soon after the merger. The youth wing of the party was called Nepal National Youth Federation. Its trade union wing was called Nepal Trade Union Federation.

History[edit]

The general secretary of CPN (United) was Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar and the deputy general secretary Ganesh Shah.

Following the February 1, 2005 royal take-over in Nepal, both Manandhar and Shah were arrested. In 2005 the party merged with the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) and formed the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist).[2]

Electoral performance[edit]

Election Leader Votes Seats Position Resulting government
# % #
1994 Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar 29,273 0.38
0 / 205
10th CPN (UML)
1999 Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar 4,715 0.05
0 / 205
18th Congress

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "५५ वर्षपछि एमाले-माओवादीको एकता : यस्तो छ विभाजनको शृङ्खला". ५५ वर्षपछि एमाले-माओवादीको एकता : यस्तो छ विभाजनको शृङ्खला. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ^ "International Nepal Solidarity Network » New Party CPN (United-Marxist) created". 2005-12-18. Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-22.