Nepal’s rebel leader makes first public appearance in decade

31 May 2006

Nepal’s shadowy Maoist leader made his first public appearance in a decade at a meeting in a rural district 200 kilometres (120 miles) southwest of the capital, a spokesman said. “Prachanda appeared in Makwanpur yesterday and addressed a general meeting with our party cadres,” said Krishna Bahadur Mahara, a rebel spokesman and head of the Maoist preliminary peace talks team. Full Story

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