“Prachanda”: Firebrand Nepal Maoist Turned PM Forced Out By Ally
The extreme privation of his childhood spurred Prachanda’s interest in far-left ideology (File) Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lived in seclusion directing Nepal’s guerrilla war but emerged from the jungle to lead the Himalayan republic when his cadres laid down their arms and joined mainstream politics. Still widely known by his nom de guerre