Gopal Man Shrestha, key signatory to historic 12-point peace accord, dies at 83

The veteran Nepali Congress leader, who steered the party during Sher Bahadur Deuba’s imprisonment and played a crucial role in bringing the Maoists into mainstream politics, dies after battling cancer.

Gopal Man Shrestha, a senior Nepali Congress leader and one of the key architects of Nepal’s democratic transition, died on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment for cancer at Helios Hospital in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. He was 83.