Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Masal), was a communist party
in Nepal
. CPN (Masal) was formed in 1983, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). The party was led by Mohan Bikram Singh
.
In 1984 CPN (Masal) was one of the founding parties of the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
.
In 1985 the party split into Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (led by MBS, which was in minority) and Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
(led by Mohan Vaidya). Masal retained the RIM membership for some time. Masal was sometimes nicknamed Patalo Masal ('Thin Masal') to differentiate it from Moto Masal ('Thick Masal), i.e. Masal.
Following the split, the Masal group was also known as Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal-COC).
At the time of the mass upsurge against the monarchic dictatorship, Masal, Mashal and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
joined hands and formed the United National People's Movement
as a common front.
In 1991 a minority broke led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
broke away from CPN(Masal) and joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
.
CPN(Masal) took part in the Joint People's Agitation Committee, which had called for a general strike
on April 6, 1992. Violence erupted in the capital during the strike, and according to the human rights
NGO HURON 14 people were killed in police firing.
In 1999 CPN(Masal) split, as a group led by Deena Nath Sharma broke away and formed a parallel Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
. Sharma's group called for boycott of elections and support to armed struggle led by Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). It later merged with the Maoists.
At the party convention held December 1-December 5, 2001 CPN(Masal) decided to merge with Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
. The merger became effective in early 2002, and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) was formed.
, peasants (ranging from poor to rich), petty bourgeoise and national capitalists as friendly classes, and saw feudal
landlords and comprador
-bureaucratic capitalists as class enemies.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. CPN (Masal) was formed in 1983, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). The party was led by Mohan Bikram Singh
Mohan Bikram Singh
Mohan Bikram Singh , often referred to as MBS, party name Gharti, is a Nepalese politician. His father was a wealthy landlord in Pyuthan District who was close to King Tribhuvan. MBS however joined the opposition Nepali Congress, and took part in the 1950–1951 uprising for democracy.MBS...
.
In 1984 CPN (Masal) was one of the founding parties of the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
The defunct Revolutionary Internationalist Movement was an international Communist organization which upheld a version of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism founded in 1984 sought to "struggle for the formation of a Communist International of a new type, based on Marxism-Leninism-Maoism"...
.
In 1985 the party split into Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (led by MBS, which was in minority) and Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
Communist Party of Nepal , was an underground communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed in November 1984, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal . The new party was founded at a congress in Gorakhpur, India...
(led by Mohan Vaidya). Masal retained the RIM membership for some time. Masal was sometimes nicknamed Patalo Masal ('Thin Masal') to differentiate it from Moto Masal ('Thick Masal), i.e. Masal.
Following the split, the Masal group was also known as Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal-COC).
At the time of the mass upsurge against the monarchic dictatorship, Masal, Mashal and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a minor communist party in Nepal. The party was as founded in 1981 by Krishna Das Shrestha. Initially it was known as the Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party...
joined hands and formed the United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement was a coalition of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party, Proletarian Labour Organisation, Nepal Communist League and the Nand Kumar Prasai faction during the popular uprising of 1990...
as a common front.
In 1991 a minority broke led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is a Nepalese politician who became the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2011. He is a senior Standing Committee Member and vice chairperson of Unified Communist Party of Nepal . His party started a revolutionary People's War in Nepal in 1996 that ultimately led to the...
broke away from CPN(Masal) and joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed on November 19-20 1990, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Proletarian Workers Organisation and Communist Party of Nepal . Soon thereafter a group led by Dr...
.
CPN(Masal) took part in the Joint People's Agitation Committee, which had called for a general strike
General strike
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies of the participants...
on April 6, 1992. Violence erupted in the capital during the strike, and according to the human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
NGO HURON 14 people were killed in police firing.
In 1999 CPN(Masal) split, as a group led by Deena Nath Sharma broke away and formed a parallel Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (1999)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal led by Deena Nath Sharma. The party was formed on April 6, 1999, as a split from the Communist Party of Nepal . Sharma's group called for boycott of elections and support to armed struggle led by Communist Party of Nepal . It later merged...
. Sharma's group called for boycott of elections and support to armed struggle led by Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). It later merged with the Maoists.
At the party convention held December 1-December 5, 2001 CPN(Masal) decided to merge with Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed on November 19-20 1990, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Proletarian Workers Organisation and Communist Party of Nepal . Soon thereafter a group led by Dr...
. The merger became effective in early 2002, and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) was formed.
Social analysis
The party considered Nepal as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country. The party identified the proletariatProletariat
The proletariat is a term used to identify a lower social class, usually the working class; a member of such a class is proletarian...
, peasants (ranging from poor to rich), petty bourgeoise and national capitalists as friendly classes, and saw feudal
Feudalism
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for ordering society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.Although derived from the...
landlords and comprador
Comprador
Comprador or Compradore is a term used to describe native managers of European business houses in East Asia.-History:...
-bureaucratic capitalists as class enemies.