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 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Spouse | Astalaxmi 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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- ^ K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460.
- ^ Standing Committee Members Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "CPN-UML to withdraw from Nepali government", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 14, 2008.
- ^ "Communist leader freed in Nepal", BBC News, May 2, 2005.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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