Chandra Prakash Gajurel "Prakash" ( ne, चन्द्रप्रकाश गजुरेल, born 29 April 1948) is a Nepalese political activist who is a member of the
Political Bureau
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Names
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of the
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M). His alias is "Comrade Gaurav".
The
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...
(UCPN-M) split in June 2012 following the dissolution of the
Constituent Assembly
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, and Gajurel joined the breakaway hardliner faction of
Mohan Baidya
Mohan Baidya ( ne, मोहन वैद्य) is a Nepalese political activist who is the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist, a party formed in 2012 by a splinter group from the Nepal Communist Party - Maoist Uni ...
"Kiran", the CPN-M.
See also
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People's War in Nepal
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Politics of Nepal
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The Governin ...
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List of communist parties in Nepal
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Active parties
National parties
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References
External links
*Interpol
Arrest Warrantfor Chandra Prakash Gajurel
*Nepal Police
Wanted Maoist leaders including Gajurel
*Royal Nepal Army
Wanted Maoist leaders including Gajurel
* ''Deccan Herald''
European team allowed to meet Nepal Maoist* ''A World to Win'':
* Interview with CP Gajurel in eKantipu
Nepal's Daily
1948 births
Living people
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians
Nepalese atheists
People of the Nepalese Civil War
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Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly