Prachanda Age, Biography, Wife, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Nickname	Prachanda, Fierce
Profession	Politician
Party	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre)
Political Journey	1972: Started his political career with Pushpal. 1975: Formed a Marxist 1978: Joined CPN (Fourth Convention) 1980: Elected as Chitwan District Committee member. 1982: Became the member of Regional Bureau and general secretary of All Nepal Youth Association. 1984: Became the president of All Nepal Youth Association. 1985: Became the central member of CPN (Masal)'s 5th General Convention. Shortly afterwards, he became the party's politburo member. 1986: Separated from Mohan Baidya 'Kiran' after the party split. 1990: Became the general secretary of the party. 1992: Became the general secretary of CPN (Unity Center) in 1992 and general secretary of CPN (Maoist) in 1995. 1996: Led the armed revolution and became the supreme commander of the People's Liberation Army. 2006: Ended his 25 year underground life, and became public at Baluwatar 2008: Became the Prime Minister of Nepal on 18 August till 25 May 2009. Same year, he won from Kathmandu-10 and Rolpa-2. 2016: He became the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Biggest Rival	Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 December 1954
Age (as in 2016)	62 Years
Birth Place	Dhikur Pokhari, Kaski District, Nepal
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Nepalese
Hometown	Chitwan District, Nepal
School	Not Known
College	Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor in Agriculture and Animal Science
Family	Father- Muktiram Dahal Mother- Bhawani Dahal Brothers- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Reading
Controversies	On February 1996, he declared People's War and looted the weapons of rural Nepal police. After which the Maoists went violent and they blew up police posts and terrorised the people. As a result, the local backward communities and ethnic minorities supported the Maoists, which later led to the unfortunate Royal massacre of 2001 that resulted in the civil war for 10 years led by Prachanda, during which more than 13,000 and thousands of people were displaced.
Favourite Things
Favourite Drink	Blue Label whisky
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	N/A
Wife	Sita Dahal
Children	Daughter- Ganga, Gyanu KC (Died) and 1 Renu Son- Prakash Dahal
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prachanda

Does Prachanda smoke?: Not Known

Does Prachanda drink alcohol?: Yes

Prachanda started his career as a teacher and did this job for 6 years, after which he served at American development agency USAID in Jajorkot, which was facing poverty and inequality crises.

He started his political journey in 1972 with Pushpal Group.

In 1975, he took a step forward and formed Marxist Group and few years later in 1978; he joined CPN (Fourth Convention).

His inspiration was Peru’s Shining Path rebels.

In 1996, he declared People’s War and led the Royal massacre of 2001 that resulted in the civil war for 10 years led by Prachanda, during which more than 13,000 and thousands of people were displaced.

He went underground for around 25 years and came out publicly in 2006.

He is known for his lavish life as after he became the PM in 2008, he purchasing a bed worth 100,000 (NPR). He was criticized for it as he fought equality and poverty for around 40 years.