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Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", who assumed office Monday as the first Prime Minister of the federal democratic republic, was born in a farmer's family in central Nepal 54 years ago.
He lived 25 years underground hunted by security forces and carrying a bounty on his head -- Monday began a new chapter in the life of the revolutionary who fought a 10-year "People's War" to overthrow Nepal's dynasty of god-kings and transform the Hindu kingdom into a secular republic.
Following are some highlights in Prachanda's march to the office of Nepal's prime minister:
Dec 11, 1954: Prachanda born to farmer couple Mukti Ram Dahal and Bhawani in a paddy field in Kaski in central Nepal
1994: Prachanda breaks away from the communist movement to form the revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
13 Feb, 1996: Maoists begin an armed struggle to end Nepal's powerful monarchy and establish a communist republic.
June 2001: King Birendra, who was trying to establish contact with the Maoists, dies in a brutal palace massacre.
Feb 2005: King Gyanendra seizes absolute power with the help of the army and intensifies military operations against the rebels.
Sept 2005: Maoists announce a ceasefire but the king ignores the gesture
Nov 2005: The opposition parties sidelined by the king are united with the Maoists by India to provide a united opposition to the royal regime
April 2006: The king's government falls after 19 days' continuous street protests.
Nov 2006: Maoists and the Koirala government sign a peace pact that promises to hold an election to decide the king's fate
Dec 2007: Under pressure from Maoists, parliament abolishes monarchy on the condition that it would be implemented after the election
April 2008: Nepal holds its first constituent assembly election after two false starts.
May 2008: The assembly overwhelmingly votes to scrap monarchy
June 2008: Gyanendra leaves the palace which becomes a national museum
Aug 15, 2008: Prachanda wins the prime ministerial election
Aug 18, 2008: Prachanda sworn in as prime minister
He lived 25 years underground hunted by security forces and carrying a bounty on his head -- Monday began a new chapter in the life of the revolutionary who fought a 10-year "People's War" to overthrow Nepal's dynasty of god-kings and transform the Hindu kingdom into a secular republic.
Following are some highlights in Prachanda's march to the office of Nepal's prime minister:
Dec 11, 1954: Prachanda born to farmer couple Mukti Ram Dahal and Bhawani in a paddy field in Kaski in central Nepal
1994: Prachanda breaks away from the communist movement to form the revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
13 Feb, 1996: Maoists begin an armed struggle to end Nepal's powerful monarchy and establish a communist republic.
June 2001: King Birendra, who was trying to establish contact with the Maoists, dies in a brutal palace massacre.
Feb 2005: King Gyanendra seizes absolute power with the help of the army and intensifies military operations against the rebels.
Sept 2005: Maoists announce a ceasefire but the king ignores the gesture
Nov 2005: The opposition parties sidelined by the king are united with the Maoists by India to provide a united opposition to the royal regime
April 2006: The king's government falls after 19 days' continuous street protests.
Nov 2006: Maoists and the Koirala government sign a peace pact that promises to hold an election to decide the king's fate
Dec 2007: Under pressure from Maoists, parliament abolishes monarchy on the condition that it would be implemented after the election
April 2008: Nepal holds its first constituent assembly election after two false starts.
May 2008: The assembly overwhelmingly votes to scrap monarchy
June 2008: Gyanendra leaves the palace which becomes a national museum
Aug 15, 2008: Prachanda wins the prime ministerial election
Aug 18, 2008: Prachanda sworn in as prime minister
