Pushpa Lal Shrestha

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Pushpa Lal Shrestha
पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ
General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal
In office 1949–1954
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Man Mohan Adhikari
Personal details
Born	(1924-06-28)28 June 1924 Ramechhap District, Nepal
Died	22 July 1978(1978-07-22) (aged 54) New Delhi, India
Citizenship	Nepali
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal
Other political affiliations	Nepal Praja Parishad
Spouse	Sahana Pradhan
Awards	Nepal Ratna (2019)

Pushpa Lal Shrestha (Nepali: पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ) (1924 – 22 July 1978) was a Nepali politician, considered to be the father of Nepali communism. He was the founding general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal.^[1]