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The fifth party congress (and the first one after the unification, the four first being of the original Communist Party of Nepal) was held in Kathmandu January 1993. People's Multiparty Democracy was adopted as the party programme. Madan Bhandari was elected chairman and Man Mohan Adhikari general secretary. Later the same year Bhandari died in a vehicle incident. After Bhandari's death, Madhav Kumar Nepal was elected chairman.
In December 1994 CPN(UML) formed a minority government, which lasted nine months. Man Mohan Adhikari was elected Prime Minister and Madhav Kumar Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 1997 CPN(UML) participated in a non- Congress government, and held the Deputy Prime Ministership.
In March 1998 CPN(UML) suffered a severe split, over the Mahakali Treaty treaty with India. Those opposing the treaty broke away and formed Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by Bam Dev Gautam.
In the 1999 parliamentary elections, CPN(UML) got 31,61% of the votes.
On February 15 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom CPN(UML) and CPN(ML) were reunited.
When the King in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U dissolved parliament and sacked the prime minister Sher Bahadur DeubaSher Bahadur Deuba (born June 13, 1946) is the prime minister of Nepal. He was a member of the Nepali Congress party, but was later expelled, and is now a member of the Nepali Congress Democratic Party, which he himself formed. He has served as prime mini, CPN(UML) took a leading part in the formation of the 5-parties protest movement. However, once Deuba had been reinstalled as PM CPN(UML) joined the provisional government.
CPN(UML) advocates a negiotated solution to the civil war in Nepal, and favour peace-talks with maoistsThe Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist or CPN(M) is a Maoist political party and military organisation founded in 1994 and led by 'Chairman Prachanda' (born Pushpa Kamal Dahal). It launched the Nepalese People's War on February 13, 1996, and now controls mu.
The current general secretary of CPN(UML) is Madhav Kumar Nepal.
See also: Politics of NepalNepal is a constitutional monarchy that is multiethnic, multilingual, Hindu, that retains the king in the role of head of state. The former "partyless" panchayat system of government was abolished in April 1990 before it was restored again on October 4 20
Nepali political parties Communist parties