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December 27, 2022

Former Maoist Leader Becomes Nepal's Prime Minister for Third Time
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In Nepal, the former leader of the Maoist insurgency that helped end
monarchical rule has been appointed prime minister for a third time.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Prachanda, took the oath of office
Monday after winning the backing of a coalition led by the Unified
Marxist-Leninist party. Prachanda led Nepal briefly in 2008 and '09, and
again in 2016. He previously led a Maoist insurgency that waged a
decade-long civil war that ended with the abolition of the Shah dynasty
in 2008 and the establishment of a republic.


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