Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), was an underground communist party
in Nepal
. CPN (Mashal) was formed in November 1984, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
. The new party was founded at a congress (labelled the 'fifth congress') in Gorakhpur
, India
. It was difficult to identify any major ideological difference between the two factions, and probably the split was caused by dissatisfaction with Singh's authoritarian leadership methods. Mohan Baidya (alias 'Kiran') became general secretary of the new party. Other Central Committee
members elected at the Gorakhpur conference were Chitra Bahadur K.C.
, Ramsingh Shris, Bhairav Regmi, Govindsingh Thapa, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Khambasingh Kubar, Bachaspati Devkota, C.P. Gajurel, Dev Gurung
, Ishwari Dahal, Bishnu Pokhrel and Bhakta Bahadur Shrestha.
In 1986 CPN(Mashal) reformulated its ideology from 'Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-Tung Thought' to 'Marxism-Leninism-Maoism'. The same year the party initiated a failed armed insurrection, which became known as The Sector Incident. A few police posts were attacked in the capital and a statue of King Tribhuvan was painted black. Later this incident was criticized within the party ranks on the grounds that the identity of the party had been revealed, eventually leading to the resignation of Mohan Vaidya and others in the party leadership.
In 1986 Pushpa Kamal Dahal (party name Prachanda) was named general secretary of the party.
During the popular uprising against the royal regime in 1990, CPN(Mashal) and CPN(Masal) united around the United National People's Movement
.
In 1991 CPN (Mashal) merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention), and formed Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
.
, peasants (ranging from poor to rich), petty bourgeoise and national capitalists as friendly classes, and saw feudal
landlords and comprador
-bureaucratic capitalists as class enemies.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. CPN (Mashal) was formed in November 1984, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed in 1983, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal...
. The new party was founded at a congress (labelled the 'fifth congress') in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was difficult to identify any major ideological difference between the two factions, and probably the split was caused by dissatisfaction with Singh's authoritarian leadership methods. Mohan Baidya (alias 'Kiran') became general secretary of the new party. Other Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
members elected at the Gorakhpur conference were Chitra Bahadur K.C.
Chitra Bahadur K.C.
Chitra Bahadur K.C. is a Nepalese politician. He is the chairman of the Rashtriya Jana Morcha and the general secretary of the All Nepal Peasants Association linked to RJM....
, Ramsingh Shris, Bhairav Regmi, Govindsingh Thapa, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Khambasingh Kubar, Bachaspati Devkota, C.P. Gajurel, Dev Gurung
Dev Gurung
Dev Gurung is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal . Gurung became Minister of Law and Justice on August 22, 2008. In 2002, B.S., Gurung became the president of the All Nepal National Free Students Union....
, Ishwari Dahal, Bishnu Pokhrel and Bhakta Bahadur Shrestha.
In 1986 CPN(Mashal) reformulated its ideology from 'Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-Tung Thought' to 'Marxism-Leninism-Maoism'. The same year the party initiated a failed armed insurrection, which became known as The Sector Incident. A few police posts were attacked in the capital and a statue of King Tribhuvan was painted black. Later this incident was criticized within the party ranks on the grounds that the identity of the party had been revealed, eventually leading to the resignation of Mohan Vaidya and others in the party leadership.
In 1986 Pushpa Kamal Dahal (party name Prachanda) was named general secretary of the party.
During the popular uprising against the royal regime in 1990, CPN(Mashal) and CPN(Masal) united around the United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement was a coalition of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party, Proletarian Labour Organisation, Nepal Communist League and the Nand Kumar Prasai faction during the popular uprising of 1990...
.
In 1991 CPN (Mashal) merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention), and formed Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed on November 19-20 1990, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Proletarian Workers Organisation and Communist Party of Nepal . Soon thereafter a group led by Dr...
.
Social analysis
The party considered Nepal as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country. The party identified the proletariatProletariat
The proletariat is a term used to identify a lower social class, usually the working class; a member of such a class is proletarian...
, peasants (ranging from poor to rich), petty bourgeoise and national capitalists as friendly classes, and saw feudal
Feudalism
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for ordering society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.Although derived from the...
landlords and comprador
Comprador
Comprador or Compradore is a term used to describe native managers of European business houses in East Asia.-History:...
-bureaucratic capitalists as class enemies.