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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 16 > Maoist rebel is Nepal’s new PM

Maoist rebel is Nepal’s new PM

By Tilak Pokharel and Somini Sengupta / The Bulletin
August 16, 2008

KATMANDU, Nepal — The leader of the decade-long Maoist rebellion in Nepal was elected prime minister on Friday, after four months of political wrangling. His victory sets the stage for the former rebels’ toughest challenge: how to uplift the lives of 27 million people in one....

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