Nepal's 'fierce' ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister
Nepal's 'fierce' ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister
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Nepal's 'fierce' ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister
Dahal served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 2008 to 2009 and again from 2016 to 2017
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda — meaning "terrible" or "fierce" — will head the new government for the first half of the five-year term with the support of the opposition party and some other smaller groups, party officials said.
A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy was on Sunday appointed prime minister for a third time, in alliance with the main opposition after last month’s election returned a hung parliament.
Prachanda will head the new government until 2025 as part of a deal reached with another party.