Pushpa Lal Shrestha

Pushpa Lal Shrestha
पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ
General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal
In office
1949–1954
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMan Mohan Adhikari
Personal details
Born(1924-06-28)28 June 1924
Ramechhap District, Nepal
Died22 July 1978(1978-07-22) (aged 54)
New Delhi, India
CitizenshipNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Praja Parishad
SpouseSahana Pradhan
AwardsNepal 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]