Amrit Kumar Bohara (), born April 27, 1948,K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460. is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML). He is a member of the Standing Committee of the partyStanding Committee Members and was its acting General Secretary."CPN-UML to withdraw from Nepali government", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 14, 2008.
Bohara was released in early May 2005 along with his colleague, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, after being detained for several months on King Gyanendra's orders."Communist leader freed in Nepal", BBC News, May 2, 2005.
Bohara was the top candidate of CPN-UML in the proportional representation list for the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election. Following the election, in which the CPN-UML was defeated, Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned as General Secretary and Bohara became acting General Secretary.
See also Politics of Nepal History of Nepal
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