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Mohan Chandra Adhikari

Nepalese politician

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Mohan Chandra Adhikari (Nepali: मोहनचन्द्र अधिकारी) is a former communist politician in Nepal. He is from a Brahmin family in Morang District. Adhikari studied B.A., but didn't appear in the final exams. Adhikari had been a follower of Pushpa Lal Shrestha, but turned more radical than his mentor. Adhikari became a leader of the group in the Jhapa District Committee of the Communist Party which in the early 1970s intended to initiate a rebellion on the lines of the Naxalite insurgency in India.

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Occupation
politician wd
Political party
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) wd

Positions held wd

  • Member of the Parliament of Nepal

About

Adhikari was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was saved from death sentence through a royal pardon. Whilst in jail, he was associated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). Adhikari would spend 17 years in prison. He was sometimes called the 'Nelson Mandela' of Nepal.

After being released from jail, Adhikari became an advisory-member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He also represented the party in the Upper House of Parliament. He was arrested during the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.

Adhikari later broke with communism, and became a Hindu leader. After the declaration of Nepal as a secular state, Adhikari participated in a meeting organised by the Shivsena Nepal.

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Positions held by Mohan Chandra Adhikari include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Mohan Chandra Adhikari · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q6893522 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Mohan Chandra Adhikari.jpg by Ltdiwas (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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