The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on April 29, 1949. CPN was formed to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism and imperialism. The founding general secretary was Pushpa Lal Shrestha. CPN played an important role in 1951 uprising that overthrew the Rana regime. After the Raksha Dal revolt in 1952, the CPN was banned on January 24, 1952. In 1954 the first party congress was held clandestinely in Patan. Manmohan Adhikari was elected general secretary. In... read more