Amrit Kumar Bohara Explained

Amrit Kumar Bohara
Party:	Nepal Communist Party
Nationality:	Nepali
Spouse:	Astalaxmi Shakya

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]

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]

See also

• Politics of Nepal
• History of Nepal

Notes and References

1. K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460.
2. http://www.cpnuml.org/leadership/standing_committee.htm Standing Committee Members
3. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6392153.html "CPN-UML to withdraw from Nepali government"
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4504777.stm "Communist leader freed in Nepal"
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-10-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004120414/http://www.cpnuml.org/CAElection2064/Documents/PR-List.pdf . 2008-10-04 .