Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention)
Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (चौथो महाधिवेशन) | |
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Founder | Far-left |
Communism in Nepal |
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The Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) (
History
Founding
On September 15, 1974,
Prior to this conference, both Lama and Singh had belonged to the 'Central Nucleus' group, gathering leftwing elements from the
By the mid-1970s, CPN (4th Convention) was the largest and most well-organised communist group in
In 1979 the
Split
In 1983 the party suffered a serious split. In November 1983 the followers of MBS held a separate conference, and formed
In a simplified manner one might say that the key issue behind the split was diverging opinion on who was the main enemy of the party. MBS claimed that the main enemy was Indian expansionism, which was backing up the royal house in Nepal. Since the Nepali Congress, according to him, were Indian puppets cooperation with them was not feasible. According to Lama was feudalism as the main enemy, and that the royal regime was propping up the feudal system. The main priority was to fight against the royal regime for a democratic opening, and thus fight against feudalism itself. To Lama, the Nepali Congress was a potential ally in this struggle.
People's movement and transition to democracy
CPN (4th Convention) was a member of the
In November 1990, CPN (4th Convention) merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) and other smaller fractions, forming the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).
Ideology
The party considered Nepal as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country. The party identified the
Mass organisations
All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth) was the students wing of the party.
See also
References
- ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 85.
- ^ krantikari nepal.blogsome.com/2006/01/04/kathmandu-4/
- ^ a b Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 85-86.
- ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 87.
- ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 87-89.
- ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 119.