Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Chitwan District, Nepal

Age: 69 Years

Wife: Sita Dahal

Bio
Nickname	Prachanda
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 and served till 25 May 2009 2009: He won from Kathmandu-10 and Rolpa-2 2016: He became the Prime Minister of Nepal for the second time. 2017: Resigend as the Prime Minister of Nepal on 24 May 2022: Appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time on 25 December ^[1]NDTV 2024: Lost his vote of confidence after his coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist), withdrew its support to the government on 3 July 2024.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 December 1954
Age (as of 2023)	69 Years
Birthplace	Dhikur Pokhari, Kaski District, Nepal
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Nepalese
Hometown	Chitwan District, Nepal
College	Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Agriculture and Animal Science
Family	Father- Muktiram Dahal Mother- Bhawani Dahal Brothers- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
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.
Favourites
Drink	Blue Label whisky
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Widower
Wife	Sita Dahal Note: On 12 July 2023, she died after suffering from a rare neurological condition at 69. ^[2]NDTV
Children	Daughter- Ganga, Gyanu KC (Died) and 1 Renu Son- Prakash Dahal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prachanda

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.