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Sahana Pradhan
सहाना प्रधान
Pradhan in 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 April 2007 – 22 August 2008
MonarchGyanendra
Preceded byKP Sharma Oli
Succeeded byUpendra Yadav
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
19 April 1990 – 11 May 1991
MonarchBirendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime MinisterKrishna Prasad Bhattarai
Personal details
Born(1927-06-17)17 June 1927
Asan, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died22 September 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 87)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (UML)
SpousePushpa Lal Shrestha

Sahana Pradhan (Nepali: साहाना प्रधान) (17 June 1927 – 22 September 2014) was a Nepalese politician from a Newar family in Kathmandu.[1] She resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal on April 16, 2008.[2] She also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal within the coalition governmentofPrime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala from 2007 to 2008.[3]

Pradhan was married to communist stalwart Pushpa Lal Shrestha, and was a leading figure in his Communist Party of Nepal. When Pushpa Lal died in 1978, Balaram Upadhyaya became party leader. In 1986 Pradhan became the leader of the party. In 1987 the party merged with Manmohan Adhikari's faction, forming the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)[4]

When the CPN(UML) was divided in 1998, Pradhan sided with the break-away faction. She became chairperson of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist).[5] However, in 2002 CPN(ML) merged back into CPN(UML).[6]

At the 2003 7th conference of CPN(UML), Pradhan was reelected to the Central Committee.[7]

Pradhan was the number two candidate of CPN(UML) in the proportional representation list for the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election.[8]

Died[edit]

Sahara pradhan died of a brain hemorrhage on 22 September 2014 at the age of 87 in the Vayodha Hospital in Kathmandu.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 109.
  • ^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Bhusal, Thira L. (2014-09-23). "Communist leader Sahana Pradhan passes away". Republica. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  • ^ Rawal, Bhim. The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 82.
  • ^ Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc278) Archived 2004-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc329) Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc594 Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Senior communist figure Sahana Pradhan no more". europenepal. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  • ^ "Sahana Pradhan dies: loss to Nepal communist movement". Telegraph Nepal. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
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