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Paavan MATHEMA

Nepal's Maoist PM Loses Parliamentary Confidence Vote

Nepali Prime Minister and former Maoist guerrilla commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a vote of confidence (Credit: AFP)

Nepali Prime Minister and former Maoist guerrilla commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday barely 18 months after taking office, throwing open the Himalayan republic's revolving door leadership.

Better known by his nom de guerre Prachanda ("The Fierce One"), Dahal led thousands of insurgents during Nepal's decade-long civil war but switched to parliamentary politics at the conflict's end.

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