Tulsi Lal Amatya (Nepali: तुलसीलाल अमात्य; May 1916 – August 1997) was a Nepalese politician.

Tulsi Lal Amatya
तुलसीलाल अमात्य
Tulsi Lal Amatya in 1981
General secretary of Communist Party of Nepal
In office
1962–1962
Preceded byKeshar Jung Rayamajhi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born1916 (1916)
Lalitpur, Nepal
Died1997 (aged 80–81)
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)

Biography

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Amatya was born in May 1916 in Lalitpur, Nepal to Riddhinarsimha Malla Amatya and Yog Maya Awnatya.[1][2]

In 1962, he served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal.[3][4] The same year, the Communist Party of Nepal was split into two parties, the Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya), and the Communist Party of Nepal (Burma).[5][6] Amatya also served as the Ambassador of Nepal to China from 1995 to 1996.[7][8]

Tulsi Lal Amatya died in August 1997.[9] In 2001, the Government of Nepal issued a stamp featuring Amatya.[10]

Awards

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  • Maha Ujwaol Rastradeep awards from the President of Nepal on 2021 (posthumously)[11]

References

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  1. ^ Mainali, Pramod (2000). Milestones of History. Pramod Mainali. ISBN 978-99933-57-60-5. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ Who's Who-Nepal, 1992. National Research Associates. 1992. p. 19. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ Joshi, Bhuwan L.; Rose, Leo E. (28 May 2021). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. Univ of California Press. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-520-36604-6. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ Adhikari, Dipendra (23 July 2016). "Recalling Pushpa Lal". My Republica. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ Parajuleɛ, Ramjee P. (2000). The Democratic Transition in Nepal. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8476-9577-5.
  6. ^ Gellner, David (2007). Resistance and the State: Nepalese Experiences. Berghahn Books. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-84545-216-2. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Veteran Nepalese leader envoy to china". United Press International. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ "About Tulsi Lal Amatya". Tulsi Lal Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ Hosansky, David (15 March 2007). Political Handbook of Asia 2007. SAGE Publications. p. 505. ISBN 978-0-87289-497-6. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Tulsi Lal Amatya". StampData. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ "राष्ट्रपतिबाट विभिन्न विभूषण, अलङ्कार र पदकको घोषणा | Radio Nepal | रेडियो नेपाल". Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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