"ideological leader"

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20 September 2025

Muslim people attend a rally organized by the Islamic group Islami Samaj in the Shahbagh area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 20, 2025, demanding the abolition of all non-Islamic systems, including democracy and monarchy, and calling for the establishment of Islamic rule.

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22 August 2025

Bidhya Devi Bhandari, former Nepali President who serves two consecutive terms, attends the launch program of her contact office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 21, 2025. In late June, the former President announces her return to mainstream politics as a member of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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#12665236

22 August 2025

Bidhya Devi Bhandari, former Nepali President who serves two consecutive terms, inaugurates a political office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 21, 2025. In late June, the former President announces her return to mainstream politics as a member of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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22 August 2025

Bidhya Devi Bhandari, former Nepali President who serves two consecutive terms, attends the inaugural event of a political office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 21, 2025. In late June, the former President announces her return to mainstream politics as a member of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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17 July 2025

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 25, 2025.

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17 July 2025

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 25, 2025.

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#12512377

29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari pays homage to her late husband and leader of CPN-UML, Madan Bhandari, during a ceremony in which she announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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#12512378

29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari pays homage to her late husband and leader of CPN-UML, Madan Bhandari, during a ceremony in which she announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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#12512379

29 June 2025

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli pays homage to the late CPN-UML leader, Madan Bhandari, during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 28, 2025, where former President Bidhya Devi Bhandari announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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#12512374

29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari stands in front of a portrait of her late husband, Madan Bhandari, leader of CPN-UML, as she gestures during a program where she announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari stands in front of a portrait of her late husband, Madan Bhandari, leader of CPN-UML, as she gestures during a program where she announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari stands in front of a portrait of her late husband, Madan Bhandari, leader of CPN-UML, as she gestures during a program where she announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari stands in front of a portrait of her late husband, Madan Bhandari, leader of CPN-UML, as she gestures during a program where she announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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#12512375

29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (center) attends a ceremony where she announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (center) attends a ceremony where she announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament, on June 28, 2025. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 28, 2025, where former President Bidhya Devi Bhandari announces her political comeback from CPN-UML, the largest communist party in the Nepal parliament. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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